Sutjeska (Serbian Cyrillic: Сутјеска, pronounced [sûtjɛska]) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sečanj municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (60.21%) and a sizable Romanian minority (28.26%) and a population of 1,737 people (2002 census).
Sutjeska
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| Coordinates: 45°23′02″N 20°41′34″E / 45.38389°N 20.69278°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | Central Banat |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Sutjeska | 1,731 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23244 |
| Area code | +381(0)23 |
| Car plates | ZR |
Name
editIn Serbian the village is known as Sutjeska / Сутјеска (formerly also Sarča / Сарча), in Romanian as Sărcia, in Hungarian as Szárcsa, and in German as Sartscha.
Historical population
edit- 1961: 2,752
- 1971: 2,450
- 1981: 2,145
- 1991: 1,976
See also
editReferences
edit- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
Gallery
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The Romanian Orthodox church. -
Street detail in the village.
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