Starčevo
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| Старчево Starčevo |
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| Country: |  Serbia |
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| Subdivision: | Vojvodina, South Banat District, Pančevo municipality | |
| Location: | ? | |
| Population: 2002 |
7,582 |
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| Area code: | + 381(0)13 | |
| Postal code: | 26232 | |
| License plates: | ? | |
Starčevo
Municipality
of Pančevo
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of Pančevo
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Starčevo (Старчево) is a town located in the Pančevo municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 7,615 people (2002 census).
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[edit] Name
The name of the town means "the place of the old man" in Serbian.
[edit] History
The Starčevo Culture, an ancient civilization on the Danube river which dates back to 6000 BC, is named after this town because of archaeological excavations carried out there. The Starčevo culture ceased to exist around 4200 BC with the invasions of the Pelasgians.
[edit] Demographics (2002 census)
Ethnic groups in the town:
- Serbs = 6,205
- Croats = 349
- Yugoslavs = 204
- Hungarians = 111
- others
[edit] Historical population
- 1948: 3,880
- 1953: 3,676
- 1961: 4,854
- 1971: 6,545
- 1981: 7,304
- 1991: 7,579
- 2002: 7,615
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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