Karađorđevo (Bačka Palanka) Explained

Official Name:Karađorđevo
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
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:metric
Population As Of:2002
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:45.2917°N 19.3033°W

Karađorđevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Карађорђево) is a village in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. Karađorđevo had a total population of 1,077 inhabitants in 1991 and 1,012 inhabitants in 2002. It is located 10 km north west of the municipality centre.

The Karađorđevo estate, established in 1885, has served as a representative hunting resorts for kings, nobility and statesmen. It is managed by the Karađorđevo Military Establishment. One part of the property is a special nature reserve.

History

Karađorđevo is the youngest place in municipality. It was founded as a horse farm called Mentelep by Hungarians in 1904. It became Agricultural property in 1946 and workers started settling around horse farm and agricultural property and formed three parts of the village: the oldest one, Beli Majur (White Homestead), Gornji Majur (Upper Homestead) and Donji Majur (Lower Homestead). Nearby forest became a hunting ground and president of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito had built a residence near the village.

In March 1991, Croatian president Franjo Tuđman and Serbian president Slobodan Milošević held a meeting in Karađorđevo that was controversial because they reportedly discussed the partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics

In the 2002 census, the village had 1,012 inhabitants, including:

Historical population

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45.2917°N 19.3033°W