| Stara Pazova | |
| Native Name: | |
| Native Name Lang: | sr |
| Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
| Coordinates: | 44.9833°N 30°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Serbia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Syrmia |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Srem |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Stara Pazova |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 9 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Đorđe Radinović |
| Leader Party: | SNS |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Town |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 64.73 |
| Area Blank2 Title: | Municipality |
| Area Blank2 Km2: | 344.49 |
| Elevation M: | 82 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Town |
| Population Blank1: | 18042 |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Municipality |
| Population Blank2: | 71931 |
| Population Density Blank2 Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 22300 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +381(0)22 |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | ST |
Stara Pazova (pronounced as /stâːraː pâzɔv̞a/; Slovak: Stará Pazova; Hungarian: Ópazova) is a village located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 18,042, while Stara Pazova municipality has 65,792 inhabitants. The entrance into town from Inđija lies on 45th parallel north, it is half-way between the North pole and the equator.
In Serbian, the town is known as Stara Pazova (Стара Пазова), formerly also Pazova (Пазова); in Slovak as Stará Pazova; in German as Alt-Pasua, Alt-Pazua or Pazua; and in Hungarian as Ópazova.
During the Ottoman administration (16th-18th century), Pazova was populated by ethnic Serbs and was part of the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia. In 1718, the town became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In the 18th century (after 1760) Lutheran Slovaks settled in Pazova, and in 1791 Germans arrived here as well. The Germans lived in a separate settlement known as Nova Pazova ("New Pazova"), thus the old settlement was named Stara Pazova ("Old Pazova"). Until the second half of the 20th century, Slovaks were the largest ethnic group in the town of Stara Pazova, while the largest ethnic group in the surrounding municipality were Serbs.
For most part of the Habsburg rule, Stara Pazova was part of the Habsburg Military Frontier (abolished in 1882), while in 1848-1849 it was part of Serbian Vojvodina. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Stara Pazova was a district centre in the Syrmia County (part of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Kingdom of Hungary and Austria-Hungary). According to the 1910 census, the population of the Stara Pazova municipality numbered 46,430 inhabitants, of whom 24,262 spoke Serbian, 9,348 German, 5,779 Slovak, and 5,670 Croatian. http://www.talmamedia.com/php/district/district.php?county=Szer%E9m%20(Srijem) The town itself had a Slovak majority in 1910.
After 1918, the town was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and subsequent South Slavic states.
Stara Pazova municipality includes the town of Stara Pazova and the following settlements:
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Stara Pazova has a population of 65,792 inhabitants.
All settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. The ethnic composition of the municipality:[1]
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 54,516 | 82.86% | |
| Slovaks | 5,212 | 7.92% | |
| Croats | 1,336 | 2.03% | |
| Romani | 1,193 | 1.81% | |
| Yugoslavs | 206 | 0.31% | |
| Montenegrins | 122 | 0.19% | |
| Macedonians | 179 | 0.27% | |
| Hungarians | 131 | 0.20% | |
| Muslims | 83 | 0.13% | |
| Russians | 52 | 0.08% | |
| Ukrainians | 47 | 0.07% | |
| Slovenes | 27 | 0.04% | |
| Germans | 27 | 0.04% | |
| Gorani | 21 | 0.03% | |
| Bosniaks | 17 | 0.03% | |
| Bulgarians | 12 | 0.02% | |
| Others | 2,611 | 3.97% | |
| Total | 65,792 |
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[2]
| Activity | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 297 | |
| Mining and quarrying | 13 | |
| Manufacturing | 7,474 | |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 94 | |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 281 | |
| Construction | 939 | |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,548 | |
| Transportation and storage | 2,311 | |
| Accommodation and food services | 593 | |
| Information and communication | 165 | |
| Financial and insurance activities | 145 | |
| Real estate activities | 63 | |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 548 | |
| Administrative and support service activities | 1,325 | |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 583 | |
| Education | 796 | |
| Human health and social work activities | 811 | |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 238 | |
| Other service activities | 320 | |
| Individual agricultural workers | 404 | |
| Total | 22,950 |
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia.
Stara Pazova is twinned with:
