Melenci
| Melenci Меленци | ||
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| Village | ||
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The Orthodox Church | ||
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  Melenci Location of Melenci within Serbia | ||
| Coordinates: 45°22′35″N 20°18′03″E / 45.37639°N 20.30083°ECoordinates: 45°22′35″N 20°18′03″E / 45.37639°N 20.30083°E | ||
| Country | Serbia | |
| Province | Vojvodina | |
| District | Central Banat | |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) | |
| Population (2002) | ||
| • Melenci | 6,737 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 23269, 23270 | |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)23 | |
| Car plates | ZR | |
Abandoned windmill nearby Melenci
Melenci (Serbian Cyrillic: Меленци) 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
- 1961: 8,254
- 1971: 8,008
- 1981: 7,685
- 1991: 7,270
- 2002: 6,737
- 2011: 5,956
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.
See also
References
- ↑ Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- ↑ http://www.banjarusanda.rs/
External links
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