Beška Explained

Official Name:Beška
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Serbia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Vojvodina
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Syrmia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:6,239
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:45.1333°N 24°W

Beška is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in the region of Syrmia (Syrmia District), in Inđija municipality. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population numbering 6,239 people (2002 census).

History and Archeology

Roman tombs with rich decorative paintings dating back to the third or the fourth century were discovered in Beška.[1]

It was first mentioned in 1564. During Ottoman rule (16th-17th century) the village of Beška was populated by Serbs. During Habsburg rule, ethnic Germans settled there. Following World War II in Yugoslavia, the German population fled the village, while new inhabitants mostly from Croatia settled in the village in place of the Germans.

The archeological site of Kalakača includes findings of Early Bosut culture with traits of Gava culture dating to the 9th century BC.[2] The site is part of the Cultural Heritage of Serbia list, inscribed in 1995.[3]

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Historical population

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45.1333°N 24°W

Notes and References

  1. Špehar. Olga Z.. 2017. Home for Eternity. A possible Interpretation of the Late Roman Tomb Paintings from Beška. Matica Srpska Journal for Fine Arts. 13.
  2. Web site: HISTORICAL PICTURE OF DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY IRON AGE IN THE SERBIAN DANUBE BASIN.
  3. Web site: Споменици културе у Србији.