Deliblato

Deliblato , in Serb Cyrillic Sr Делиблато, is a locality of Serbia located in the autonomous province of Voïvodine. It belongs to the municipality of Kovin in the district of the southernmost Banat. In 2002, it counted: 3498 inhabitants, of which a majority of Serb.

Deliblato is officially classified among the villages of Serbia.

The natural reserve of the Deliblatska will peščara (the “sand of Deliblato”), one of the greatest sandy area of Europe, draws its name from the village of Deliblato.

History

The name of Deliblato comes from a Turkish deli , “large” word and of a word Serbe blato , which means “mud”.

The date of foundation of the village is dubious. On the other hand, in the Years 1660, under the Othoman domination, Deliblato was mainly populated Serbes. In 1761, it is mentioned like a Christian locality. The Serb orthodoxe church was built in 1783 and was rebuilt in 1906.

Demography

Historical evolution of the population

1948 : : 4281
1953 : : 4509
1961 : : 4262
1971 : : 4189
1981 : : 3885
1991 : : 3722
2002 : : 3498.

Pattern of the settlement (2002)

Serb: : 2802 (80,10%)
Rumanian: 441 (12,60%)
Hungarian: 44 (1,25%)
Yugoslav: 43 (1,22%)
Roms: 38 (1,08%)
Montenegrins: 10 (0,28%)
Croatian: 9 (0,25%)
Czech: 3 (0,08%)
German: 3 (0,08%)
Moslem (nationality): 3 (0,08%)
Wallachian: 3 (0,08%)
Russian: 2 (0,05%)
Macedonians: 2 (0,05%)
Slovak: 1 0,02%)

Others.

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