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Bukovac, Novi Sad

FieldValue
official_nameBukovac
native_namesr-Cyrl
settlement_typeSuburban settlement
image_skylineBukovac.jpg
image_captionView of the church in Bukovac from a hill
pushpin_mapSerbia Novi Sad#Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Serbia
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSerbia
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Vojvodina
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2South Bačka
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3Petrovaradin
area_footnotes
area_total_km213.93
area_code+ 381(0)21
population_total3,936
population_footnotes
timezoneUTC+1

Bukovac (Буковац) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located in Petrovaradin municipality.

The name

The name Bukovac is thought to be derived from bukva ('beech'). The legend says that when the first settlers settled where now village's center is, there was an old beech so they named the place Bukovac upon that tree.

Geography

The village is situated on the foothills of Fruška Gora mountain, and it is part of the metropolitan area of Novi Sad Around 9 kilometers from Novi Sad city center. Bukovački potok (Bukovac Stream) flows through Bukovac.

History, culture and education

Illyrian tumuli and necropolis have been unearthed in Bukovac, which was founded during the Ottoman rule in the 16th century by Serb settlers.

There is a Serbian Orthodox church of Vaznesenja dating from the 18th century. Ornamental and artistic work in the church is attributed to engraver Marko Vujatović, painters Stefan Gavrilović, Jakov Orfelin, Teodor Kračun and Dimitrije Bačević. There is one elementary school (grades 1-8) and kindergarten.

Demographics

|1948|865 |1953|859 |1961|1329 |1971|2,012 |1981|2,641 |1991|3,040 |2002|3,595 |2011|3,936

Notable people

  • Stjepan Đureković, Croatian businessman
  • Boris Kovač, Serbian musician
  • Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja (1830–1878), Serbian writer and poet

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

References

  1. "Насеља општине Петроварадин". Statistical Office of Serbia.
  2. {{Serbian census 2011
  3. Glišić, Nenad. "CRKVA VAZNESENJA, BUKOVAC". Information portal of the Serbian Orthodox Church Netherlands.
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