Melenci Explained

Melenci
Native Name:Меленци
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Melenci within Serbia
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Serbia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Vojvodina
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Central Banat
Subdivision Type3:Municipalities
Population As Of:2002
Total Type:Melenci
Population Total:6737
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:45.3764°N 20.3008°W
Elevation M:82
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:23269, 23270
Area Code:+381(0)23
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZR

Melenci (; Hungarian: Melence) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (93.40%) and its population numbering 6,737 people (2002 census).[1] The brackish water lake of Okanj is nearby.

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Melenci or Меленци, in Hungarian as Melence, and in German as Melenze.

Historical population

Sports

FK Rusanda Melenci is the local football club. It was founded in 1925.

Trivia

Rusanda Spa is located on the territory of Melenci.[2]

There is an abandoned Windmill at the road to Kikinda. It is one of the last two windmills left in Banat.

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Notes and References

  1. Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  2. Web site: Home . banjarusanda.rs.