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Map of the Bačka Palanka municipality, showing the location of Despotovo.
Map of the Bačka Palanka municipality, showing the location of Despotovo.
The Orthodox Church.
The Orthodox Church.

Despotovo (Деспотово) is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. Bačka Palanka (Бачка Паланка is a city and municipality located in Serbia, on left bank of the Danube, at 45 South Bačka District ( Serbian: Јужнобачки округ Južnobački okrug) is a northern district Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; Hungarian: Vajdaság Despotovo had a total population of 2,081 inhabitants in 1991 and 2,096 in 2002. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Most of the inhabitants of the village are ethnic Serbs. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia,

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Name of the village

During its history, Despotovo has had many names. In the Middle Ages the village was called Sentivan, because the family who owned it were the Sentivanji. In the second half of the 13th century it was called Szentivankeszi (Serbs called it Kesi-selo / Кеси-село). Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, By 1418, the Serbs called it Despot Sentivan (Деспот Сентиван). It was named by Despot Jovan Branković. Hungarians later accepted that name and they called it like that from the 16th century to the 18th. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system In the 15th and 16th centuries, Hungarians called it Edzasszentivan, Kisszentivan and again Sentivan. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. In 1904 Hungarians called the village Ursentivan. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on After World War I, when Ursentivan became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, they called it Despot Sveti Ivan (English: Despot Saint John). World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States After World War II it changed name to Vasiljevo (Васиљево), because of Soviet soldier Vasilj who was the first soldier who entered the village after the Germans abandoned it. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After a few years it became known as Novo Vasiljevo, and then, finally, Despotovo.

History

Despotovo is one of the oldest villages in Bačka. Bačka ( Serbian: Бачка or Bačka, Hungarian: Bácska, Croatian: Bačka, Slovak: Báčka, When the Ottomans conquered Vojvodina many people left the village. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; Hungarian: Vajdaság Because of the many wars between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire, the village's population changed a lot from the 16th century to the 18th century, although it was mainly populated by Serbs during the Ottoman rule. Habsburg Monarchy (alternatively Habsburg Empire) refers to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system After the Habsburgs defeated the Ottomans, Serbs started settling in Despotovo again. The village's first school opened in the 1770s and its church was built in 1786. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Demographics

Vladimir Popin's Seoska crkva (Church In A Village) depicts Despotovo's church.
Vladimir Popin's Seoska crkva (Church In A Village) depicts Despotovo's church.

1991

According to the 1991 census, Despotovo had a total population of 2,081 inhabitants, comprising:

2002

In 2002, the population of the village numbered 2,096 people, including:

Historical population

References

See also

External links

Bačka Palanka (Бачка Паланка is a city and municipality located in Serbia, on left bank of the Danube, at 45 South Bačka District ( Serbian: Јужнобачки округ Južnobački okrug) is a northern district Bačka ( Serbian: Бачка or Bačka, Hungarian: Bácska, Croatian: Bačka, Slovak: Báčka, This is the complete list of settlements in Serbia without Kosovo, as recorded by 2002 census, sorted by municipalities. This is a list of cities towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia.
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