Starčevo

Starčevo
Старчево
Town

Serbian Orthodox church

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Starčevo

Location of Starčevo within Serbia

Coordinates: RS 44°48′26″N 20°42′17″E / 44.80722°N 20.70472°E / 44.80722; 20.70472
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District South Banat District
Population (2002)
  Total 7,615
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 26232
Area code +381 13
Website starcevo.org.rs

Starčevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Старчево) is a town located in the Pančevo municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 8,048 people (2008 census).

Name

The name of the town means "the place of the old man" in Serbian.

History

The Starčevo Culture, an ancient civilization on the Danube river which dates back to 6000 BC, is named after this town because of archaeological excavations carried out there. The Starčevo culture ceased to exist around 4200 BC with the invasions of the Pelasgians.

Map showing territorial extent of the Starčevo culture

Demographics (2002 census)

Ethnic groups in the town:

Historical population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19483,880    
19533,676−5.3%
19614,854+32.0%
19716,545+34.8%
19817,304+11.6%
19917,579+3.8%
20027,615+0.5%
20088,048+5.7%

See also

References

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