Ečka (Serbian Cyrillic: Ечка, pronounced [êtʃka]; Romanian: Ecica, Hungarian: Écska) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina on the Begej river.

Ečka
Ечка
Serbian Orthodox Church (1711)
Serbian Orthodox Church (1711)
Ečka is located in Vojvodina
Ečka
Ečka
Location of Ečka within Serbia
Ečka is located in Serbia
Ečka
Ečka
Ečka (Serbia)
Ečka is located in Europe
Ečka
Ečka
Ečka (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°19′04″N 20°26′20″E / 45.31778°N 20.43889°E / 45.31778; 20.43889
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictCentral Banat
Elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
3,406
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23203
Area code+381(0)23
Car platesZR

Name and history

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In Serbian, the village is known as Ečka (Ечка), in Romanian as Ecica or Ecica Română, in German as Deutsch-Etschka, and in Hungarian as Écska (until 1899: Német-Écska).

The village was merged with former settlement known as Mala Ečka (Мала Ечка) in Serbian, Alt Etschka in German, and Román-Écska or Olahécska in Hungarian.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

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The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,513 people (2002 census).

Historical population

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  • 1900: 4,892
  • 1931: 5,207
  • 1948: 3,934
  • 1953: 4,188
  • 1961: 4,323
  • 1971: 4,621
  • 1981: 5,293
  • 1991: 5,172
  • 2002: 4,513
  • 2011: 3,999
  • 2022: 3,406

Culture

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Kaštel Ečka and the Church of St. John Baptist

Kaštel Ečka is a historic hunting castle and a cultural monument. The estate was purchased by the Lazar Family in 1781 and developed over the following decades. At the Castle's grand opening ceremony in 1820, Franz Liszt played piano as a nine-year-old boy. Kaštel Ečka estate includes the main building, horse stables, and the water tower.[2][3]

There are three churches in Ečka:[3]

  • Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Nikola was built in 1711. The iconostasis is the work of Teodor Popović from 1786.[4]
  • Romanian Orthodox Church was built in mid 19th century. The interior is equipped with an iconostasis and a throne of the Virgin brought from the church in Crepaja.[5]
  • The Catholic Church of St. John Baptist was built in 1864 and financed by the Lazar Family. It is located at the place of an older church, adjacent to Kaštel Ečka.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "POPIS 22 - EXCEL TABLE". Republic of Serbia. October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Kaštel kroz vreme | Kaštel Ečka". kastelecka.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Ečka". Zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture Zrenjanin. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Ечка". Српска Православна Епархија банатска (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Споменици културе у Србији". spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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