Belo Blato
Serbian village
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Belo Blato (Serbian Cyrillic: Бело Блато; Slovak: Biele Blato or Lízika; Hungarian: Erzsébetlak, Nagyerzsébetlak, Torontálerzsébetlak, Nagyerzsébetlak-Lízika or Szlovák Lízika) is a village located in the administrative area of the City of Zrenjanin, Central Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 1,034 people (2022 census).
Belo Blato
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| Coordinates: 45°16′13″N 20°22′18″E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | Central Banat |
| Municipalities | Zrenjanin |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,034 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23205 |
| Area code | +381(0)23 |
| Car plates | ZR |
Name
History
Belo Blato was settled in 1883 by Slovak people from the village of Padina (in south Banat), where Slovaks from Slovakia settled several years earlier. These Slovaks were poor but very active. After few years, they built in a new village the new Evangelical church, house for priest, school for children, and mill. Soon after Slovaks, the Hungarian and Bulgarian settlers settled in Belo Blato as well. They came from neighbouring villages of Mužlja and Lukino Selo.
Demographics
Historical population
- 1961: 2,031
- 1971: 1,841
- 1981: 1,746
- 1991: 1,762
- 2002: 1,477
- 2011: 1,342
- 2022: 1,034
Ethnic groups
According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- 349 (33.7%) Slovaks
- 318 (30.7%) Hungarians
- 159 (15.3%) Serbs
- 52 (5%) Bulgarians
- Others/Undeclared/Unknown
