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Vatin

Vatin 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 numbers 128 inhabitants.

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Vatin
Ватин (Serbian)
Versecvát (Hungarian)
Village (Selo)
The main street and the Orthodox Church
The main street and the Orthodox Church
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Location of Vatin within Serbia
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Coordinates: 45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E / 45.23417°N 21.23944°E / 45.23417; 21.23944
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictSouth Banat
Municipality Vršac
Area
2
 • Vatin
17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2022)3
 • Vatin
1281
 • Density7.48/km2 (19.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26337
Area code+381(0)13
Car platesVŠ

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 numbers 128 inhabitants (2022 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Vatin (Ватин), in Hungarian as Versecvát, and in German as Wattin.

History

Area of Vatin culture source ↗
The Moravica River near Vatin source ↗

Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads were found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases.4

Vatin circles

Just outside the village there are Vatin circles that were estimated to belong to the Vinča culture.56789

Historical population

  • 1961: 553
  • 1971: 489
  • 1981: 417
  • 1991: 316
  • 2002: 250
  • 2011: 239
  • 2022: 128
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "AGE AND SEX - Data by settlements" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. "Насеља општине Вршац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Función depuradora de los humedales I: una revisión bibliográfica sobre el papel de los macrófitos (Purification function of wetlands I: a bibliographic review on the role of macrophytes)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. "Mistični vršački krugovi: 1.500 godina stariji od Stounhendža! (VIDEO)".
  6. "Vatinski krugovi stariji od Stounhendža?". 3 November 2020.
  7. "Da li su vatinski krugovi kalendar iz mlađeg kamenog doba?". 30 June 2023.
  8. "PRVI KALENDAR NASTAO U VRŠCU Koncentrični krugovi stari preko 1.500 godina najbolje svedoče o tome!".
  9. "VATINSKI KRUGOVI STARIJI OD STOUNHENDŽA?: Nastanak i namena mističnih koncentričnih krugova u atarima dva sela još nisu naučno istraženi". 3 November 2020.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.