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Dupljaja

Coordinates:44°55′22″N21°16′23″E/ 44.92278°N 21.27306°E/44.92278; 21.27306
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Dupljaja
Дупљаја
The Orthodox church
The Orthodox church
Dupljaja is located in Vojvodina
Dupljaja
Dupljaja
Location of Dupljaja within Serbia
Dupljaja is located in Serbia
Dupljaja
Dupljaja
Dupljaja (Serbia)
Dupljaja is located in Europe
Dupljaja
Dupljaja
Dupljaja (Europe)
Coordinates:44°55′22″N21°16′23″E/ 44.92278°N 21.27306°E/44.92278; 21.27306
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictSouth Banat
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
(2002)
• Dupljaja996
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code
26328
Area code+381(0)13
Car plates

Dupljaja(Serbian Cyrillic:Дупљаја) is a village inSerbia.It is situated in theBela Crkvamunicipality, in theSouth Banat District,Vojvodinaprovince on the bank of the riverKaraš.The village has aSerbethnic majority (90.74%) and a population of 996 (2002 census).

History and archaeology

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Archaeologist have discovered the remains of the oldSlaviccityKaraš,which was the capital and the largest fort ofBanatin the 11th century. The remains include part of an old church and part of the building which supposedly was the palace of the prince, as well as several hundred coins that originated from central and westernEuropeand pieces of golden and silver jewels.[1][permanent dead link]

There are also remains fromPrehistoryand from theBronze Age(mostly belonging to theDubovac culture). The most famous archaeological Bronze Age artifacts from Dupljaja are the so-called "Dupljaja chariots", which are about 3,500-3,300 years old,[1][2][3]and whose photograph features on Serbian drivers licenses.[4][5]

In 1921, the population of Dupljaja included 1,149Serbs,19Romanians,10Slovaks,10Germans,and 2Hungarians.

Historical population

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  • 1961: 1,174
  • 1971: 1,165
  • 1981: 1,152
  • 1991: 1,027
  • 2002: 854
  • 2011: 738

See also

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References

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  1. ^Harding, A. F. (2000-05-18).European Societies in the Bronze Age.Cambridge University Press.doi:10.1017/cbo9780511605901.ISBN978-0-521-36729-5.
  2. ^Molloy, Barry; et al. (2023)."Early Chariots and Religion in South-East Europe and the Aegean During the Bronze Age: A Reappraisal of the Dupljaja Chariot in Context".European Journal of Archaeology:1–21.doi:10.1017/eaa.2023.39.
  3. ^Bilić, Tomislav (2016-12-30)."The swan chariot of a solar deity: Greek narratives and prehistoric iconography".Documenta Praehistorica.43.University of Ljubljana: 445–466.doi:10.4312/dp.43.23.ISSN1854-2492.
  4. ^RTS prilog
  5. ^POGLEDAJTE SVOJU VOZAČKU DOZVOLU: Ovu sliku sigurno niste primetili, a reč je o najvažnijem artefaktu Srbije
  6. ^Bilic, Tomislav (2016)."The swan chariot of a solar deity: Greek narratives and prehistoric iconography".Documenta Praehistorica.43.{{cite journal}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • RTS prilog
  • Jovan Erdeljanović, Srbi u Banatu, Novi Sad, 1992.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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