Starčevo
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Starčevo (Serbian Cyrillic: 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 8,048 people (2008 census).
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Name
The name of the town means "the place of the old man" in Serbian.
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.
Demographics (2002 census)
Ethnic groups in the town:
- Serbs = 6,205
- Croats = 349
- Yugoslavs = 204
- Hungarians = 111
- others
Historical population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1948 | 3,880 | — |
| 1953 | 3,676 | −5.3% |
| 1961 | 4,854 | +32.0% |
| 1971 | 6,545 | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 7,304 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 7,579 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7,615 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8,048 | +5.7% |
Gallery
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Starčevo, Catholic Church.jpg
The Saint Maurice Martyr Catholic Church
See also
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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