Idvor
Idvor
Идвор | |
|---|---|
 Mihajlo Pupin's birth house | |
  Idvor Location of Idvor within Serbia  Idvor Idvor (Serbia)  Idvor Idvor (Europe) | |
| Coordinates:45°11′12″N20°30′31″E/ 45.18667°N 20.50861°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Idvor | 1,198 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 26207 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | PA |
Idvor(Serbian Cyrillic:Идвор) is a village in northernSerbia.It is located in theKovačicamunicipality,South Banat District,Vojvodinaprovince. The village has aSerbethnic majority (93.98%) and its population numbers 1,198 people (2002 census).
Name
[edit]InSerbian,the village is known asIdvor(Идвор), inGermanasIdwor,and inHungarianasTorontáludvar.The town's name originates fromHyd Var,which means "Guard near border crossing" inHungarian.
Geography
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Idvor is situated near theTamišriver, 35km fromZrenjaninand 43km fromPančevo,in theBanatregion of Serbia.
History
[edit]During Ottoman rule (in 1660/66), Idvor was populated by ethnic Serbs. Another wave of Serbs came to the town near the end of the 17th century during theGreat Migrations,led byArsenije III Crnojević.The Serbs arrived fromPatriarchate of Pećregion to serve as guardians of the Austrian miliary fronteir aggainst the Ottomans.[1]Until 1795 the village was situated at location known as "Staro selo", and in that year it was moved to its current position to take advantage of a more favorable terrain.[2]
Historical population
[edit]- 1961: 1,823
- 1971: 1,621
- 1981: 1,442
- 1991: 1,308
- 2002: 1,198
Notable residents
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Serbian physicist and physical chemistMihajlo Pupinwas born in Idvor. TheMemorial Complexin Idvor is dedicated to his life and work. It consists of Mihajlo Pupin's home, the Old School (elementary school that he attended), and the National Home that he endowed to ldvor and its people, which was supposed to become a National University. The Complex gained the status of a cultural monument of exceptional significance in 1990.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^"From Immigrant to Inventor, by Michael Pupin—A Project Gutenberg eBook".www.gutenberg.org.Retrieved2024-06-22.
- ^"O NAMA".OŠ Mihajlo Pupin Idvor.Retrieved2024-06-22.
- ^"Музеј Пупина".www.muzejpupina.rs.Retrieved2024-06-18.
- ^"The Memorial Complex of Mihajlo Pupin".Завод за заштиту споменика културе у Панчеву.Retrieved2024-06-18.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- Jovan Erdeljanović, Srbi u Banatu, Novi Sad, 1992.
- Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.
See also
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