- Rumenka
Rumenka (Руменка) is a village located in the
Novi Sad municipality, in theSouth Bačka District ofSerbia . It is situated in the Autonomous Province ofVojvodina . The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 5,729 people (2002 census).Name
In Serbian, the village is known as "Rumenka" or Руменка, in Hungarian as "Piros", and in Croatian as "Rumenka".
The story about origin of the name of Rumenka claim that in the early years of existence of the village, the land contained many red flowers and when looked upon from a distance Rumenka looked like a red field. Therefore, it was named "Piros", a Hungarian word meaning "red". The same meaning have Serbian name "Rumenka", which came from the word "rumen" meaning "red".
History and culture
It was first mentioned in 1237. During the Ottoman rule, in 1590, the population of the village numbered 20 houses. In this time, Rumenka was populated by Serbs. There is a Serb Orthodox Church that was built after 1849 uprising, because the old one was destroyed , a Reformate Church was built in 1836( it is the third in the row) and a Parish house (built in 1780) in the village.
Historical population
*1961: 2,546
*1971: 2,906
*1981: 3,629
*1991: 4,361Features
Rumenka is located near the
Danube-Tisa-Danube channel. Although Rumenka is located nearNovi Sad , the largest city inVojvodina , the main branch of industry in the village is farming.References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
ee also
*
List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina External links
* [http://two.xthost.info/rumenka/ RUMENKA ]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Rumenka.html Rumenka]
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