Veliki Gaj
Veliki Gaj
Велики Гај | |
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 The Orthodox Church | |
  Veliki Gaj Location of Veliki Gaj within Serbia  Veliki Gaj Veliki Gaj (Serbia)  Veliki Gaj Veliki Gaj (Europe) | |
| Coordinates:45°17′05″N21°10′13″E/ 45.28472°N 21.17028°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Veliki Gaj | 790 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 26365 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | VŠ |
Veliki Gaj(Serbian Cyrillic:Велики Гај) is avillagelocated in thePlandištemunicipality,in theSouth Banat DistrictofSerbia.It is situated in theAutonomous ProvinceofVojvodina.According to the 2002 census, the population of the village was 790 people, of whom 670 were ethnicSerbs(84.81%).
Name
[edit]InSerbo-Croatian,the village is known asVeliki Gajor Велики Гај, inGermanasGroß Gaj,inHungarianasNagygájand inRomanianasGaiu Mare.
Geography
[edit]Veliki Gaj is located about 70 km NE ofBelgradeand about 1 km SE of theRomanianborder.
History
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The village was first mentioned in 1355 under name Gaj. In the 17th century, the name of the village was changed to Veliki Gaj. During the Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), the village was mostly populated by ethnicSerbs.
From 1716, the village was part of theHabsburg monarchy,which encouraged the settlement ofGerman-speakingDonauschwaben(Danube Swabians) and others. In 1910, the population of the village numbered 2,930 inhabitants, including 1,456Serbs,743Hungarians,and 620Germans.
After theFirst World War,the village became part of theKingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes(renamed toYugoslaviain 1929). During theSecond World War(1941–1944), the village was underAxisoccupation, and was part of the autonomousBanatregion withinGerman-occupiedSerbia.
After the war, the village was part of the new socialistYugoslavia,within the Socialist Autonomous Province ofVojvodinaand Socialist Republic ofSerbia.The Germans and most Hungarians were expelled in 1944–45. In 1991, the village had 897 inhabitants, including 883Serbs,and 14 ethnicHungarians.
Since 1992, the village was part of theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia,that in 2003 was transformed into the State Union ofSerbia and Montenegro.Since the dissolution of this state in June 2006, the village became part of an independentSerbia.
Historical population
[edit]- 1869: 2,761
- 1910: 2,926
- 1931: 3,213
- 1961: 1,532
- 1971: 1,308
- 1981: 1,039
- 1991: 898
- 2002: 790
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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