Melenci
Melenci Меленци | |
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 St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Melenci | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Melenci Location of Melenci within Serbia  Melenci Melenci (Serbia)  Melenci Melenci (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23269, 23270 |
| Area code | +381(0)23 |
| Car plates | ZR |
Melenci (Serbian Cyrillic: Меленци; Hungarian: Melence) 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.[2]
Name
[edit]In Serbian the village is known as Melenci or Меленци, in Hungarian as Melence, and in German as Melenze.
Historical population
[edit]- 1961: 8,254
- 1971: 8,008
- 1981: 7,685
- 1991: 7,270
- 2002: 6,737
- 2011: 5,956
Sports
[edit]FK Rusanda Melenci is the local football club. It was founded in 1925.
Culture and tourism
[edit]Rusanda Spa is located in Melenci, on the bank of Lake Rusanda. Established in the late 19th century, it is a popular local spa destination.[3]
Lake Okanj is a protected area and part of the broader Important Bird and Biodiversity Area "Okanj and Rusanda".[2]
Historic Melenci windmill from 1899 is located on the road to Kikinda. It is one of the few preserved windmills in Vojvodina and protected as a Cultural Monument of Great Importance.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- ^ a b "Okanj Lake Nature Reserve | Birdingplaces". Birdingplaces.eu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Home". banjarusanda.rs.
- ^ "Споменици културе у Србији". spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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