Starčevo
Village in Vojvodina, Serbia
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Starčevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Старчево) is a town located in the Pančevo municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 6,661 people (2022 census).
Starčevo
Старчево | |
|---|---|
Serbian Orthodox church | |
| Coordinates: 44°48′26″N 20°42′17″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| District | South Banat |
| Municipality | |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.07 km2 (23.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,661 |
| • Density | 107.3/km2 (277.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26232 |
| Area code | +381 13 |
| Website | starcevo.org.rs |
The name of the town means "the place of the old man" in Serbian (starac, "elder"). The Neolithic Starčevo culture was named after the Starčevo site.
Demographics (2002 census)
Ethnic groups in the town:
- Serbs = 6,205
- Croats = 349
- Yugoslavs = 204
- Hungarians = 111
- others
Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 3,880 | — |
| 1953 | 3,676 | −5.3% |
| 1961 | 4,854 | +32.0% |
| 1971 | 6,545 | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 7,304 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 7,579 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7,615 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8,048 | +5.7% |
Gallery
- Roman Catholic Church Saint Maurus