Vatin
Vatin (Serbian Cyrillic: Ватин; Hungarian: Versecvát) is a village located in the municipality of Vršac, Serbia. A border crossing between Serbia and Romania is located in the village. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (53.2%) with a sizable Hungarian minority (26.8%) and its population numbering 128 inhabitants (2022 census).
Vatin
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 The main street and the Orthodox Church | |
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| Coordinates: 45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Area | |
| • Vatin | 17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Vatin | 128[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26337 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | VŠ |
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Vatin (Ватин), in Hungarian as Versecvát, and in German as Wattin.
History
Area of Vatin culture
The Moravica River near Vatin
Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads was found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases were found in Vatin.[4]
Historical population
- 1961: 553
- 1971: 489
- 1981: 417
- 1991: 316
- 2002: 250
- 2011: 239
- 2022: 128
References
- "Насеља општине Вршац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings: Ethnicity (data by municipalities and cities)" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. April 2023. ISBN 978-86-6161-228-2. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/Pdf/G20234003.pdf
- http://sehumed.uv.es/revista/numero16/SEHUMED_colecc131.PDF
Further reading
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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