Rusko Selo Explained

Rusko Selo
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rusko Selo within Serbia
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Banat
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:North Banat
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kikinda
Population As Of:2011
Total Type:Rusko Selo
Population Total:2811
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:45.7578°N 20.5697°W
Elevation M:71
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:23314
Area Code:+381(0)230
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KI

Rusko Selo (Serbian: Руско Село; Hungarian: Torontáloroszi) is a village in northeastern Serbia, located within the Kikinda municipality, North Banat District, Vojvodina.

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Rusko Selo (Руско Село), meaning "Russian Village". In German it is known as Ruskodorf, and in Hungarian as Kisorosz or Torontáloroszi.

History

In the Middle Ages, the settlement was known as Oroszi. During Ottoman times, it was populated by Serbs. In 1718, it was incorporated into the Habsburg province of Banat of Temeswar, at which time it was known in Serbian as Mali Orosin. In 1723–25, the place was uninhabited. It was repopulated in 1767 by German colonists, while Hungarian colonists were settled in the village in 1776. In the 19th century, Romanians settled in the village as well. After World War I, a new settlement known as Kolonija or Čarnojevićevo was built near the old village. After World War II, Serb refugees from Bosnia settled in the village.

Culture

Demographics

The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 2,811 (2011 census).

In 2002 village had population of 3,328 and ethnic groups in the village were: Serbs (1,880) or 56.49%, Hungarians (1,181) or 35.48%, Yugoslavs (55), Roma (48), Montenegrins (43), Croats (18), Ukrainians (12), etc.[1]

Historical population

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knjiga01 ZIP file .