Vatin Explained

Vatin
Native Name:
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vatin within Serbia
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Serbia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Vojvodina
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:South Banat
Subdivision Type3:Municipalities
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:17.12
Population As Of:2022
Total Type:Vatin
Population Total:128[2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:45.2342°N 21.2394°W
Elevation M:82
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:26337
Area Code:+381(0)13
Blank Name:Car plates
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Vatin (; Hungarian: Versecvát) is a village located in the municipality of Vršac, Serbia. A border crossing between Serbia and Romania is located in the village. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (53.2%) with a sizable Hungarian minority (26.8%) and its population numbering 128 inhabitants (2022 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Vatin (Ватин), in Hungarian as Versecvát, and in German as Wattin.

History

Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads were found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases were found in Vatin.[3]

Vatin circles

Just outside the village there are Vatin circles that were estimated to belong to the Vinča culture.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Historical population

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Насеља општине Вршац . stat.gov.rs . 22 July 2020 . sr.
  2. Web site: AGE AND SEX - Data by settlements . 2024-01-10.
  3. Web site: Función depuradora de los humedales I: una revisión bibliográfica sobre el papel de los macrófitos (Purification function of wetlands I: a bibliographic review on the role of macrophytes) . 2024-01-10 . es.
  4. Web site: Mistični vršački krugovi: 1.500 godina stariji od Stounhendža! (VIDEO).
  5. Web site: Vatinski krugovi stariji od Stounhendža?. 3 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Da li su vatinski krugovi kalendar iz mlađeg kamenog doba?. 30 June 2023.
  7. Web site: PRVI KALENDAR NASTAO U VRŠCU Koncentrični krugovi stari preko 1.500 godina najbolje svedoče o tome!.
  8. Web site: VATINSKI KRUGOVI STARIJI OD STOUNHENDŽA?: Nastanak i namena mističnih koncentričnih krugova u atarima dva sela još nisu naučno istraženi. 3 November 2020.