Official Name: | Čelarevo |
Other Name: | ČibЧиб |
Settlement Type: | Village (Selo) |
Pushpin Map: | Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bačka (Podunavlje) |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | South Bačka |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Bačka Palanka |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 45.2667°N 51°W |
Čelarevo (Serbian: Челарево; Hungarian: Dunacséb) is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbers 5,423 people (2002 census).
Prior to 1946, the village was known as Čib (Serbian: Чиб), but was renamed Čelarevo in honour of Partisan commander and National Hero of Yugoslavia Zdravko Čelar (1917-1942).
Ethnic groups (2002 census):