Surduk
Сурдук (Serbian) | |
|---|---|
 The Orthodox church of St.Nicholas | |
Surduk Surduk Surduk | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′N 20°19′E / 45.083°N 20.317°E / 45.083; 20.317 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Syrmia |
| District | Srem |
| Municipality | Stara Pazova |
| Area | |
• Total | 134 sq mi (346 km2) |
| Elevation | 358 ft (109 m) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,589 |
| • Density | 1,190/sq mi (459/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22307 |
| Area code | (+381) 022 |
Surduk (Serbian Cyrillic: Сурдук) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Stara Pazova municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,589 people (2002 census).
Name
Surduk derives its name from the Turkish word for the cliffs near the Danube river. In ancient times it was known as Rittium. In Serbian it is known as Surduk, and in Hungarian as Szurdok.
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
- Serbs = 1,463 (92.07%)
- Roma = 61
- Slovaks = 10
- Greek = 1
- others (including Hungarians, Croats, etc.).
Historical population
- 1961: 1,782
- 1971: 1,467
- 1981: 1,332
- 1991: 1,253
References
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.