Stepanovićevo

Stepanovićevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Степановићево) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 2,214 people (2002 census). Stepanovićevo is situated about 20 km north-west from Novi Sad, between the villages of Kisač and Zmajevo.

Stepanovićevo

Степановићево (Serbian)
Suburban settlement
Stepanovićevo
Coordinates: 45°24′50″N 19°41′54″E
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
MunicipalityNovi Sad
Area
 • Total47.11 km2 (18.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total2,214
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
The Orthodox Church

Name

The village was named after Serbian Voivode Stepa Stepanović who distinguished himself in Serbia's wars from 1876 to 1918. In Serbian Cyrillic, the village is known as Степановићево, in Serbian Latin and Croatian as Stepanovićevo, and in Hungarian as Bácshadikfalva.

History

It was founded after World War I (between 1920 and 1924).

Historical population
  • 1961: 2,169
  • 1971: 2,188
  • 1981: 2,096
  • 1991: 2,020

Transport

The village is located on the main rail tracks in Serbia, which connect Subotica, Novi Sad, and Belgrade. Stepanovićevo, like most settlements close to Novi Sad, is connected to Novi Sad by the city's bus service JGSP Novi Sad - bus line 43 (the line passes Rumenka and Kisač as well). Many buses on route Vrbas-Novi Sad also pass through the village.

Church of Saint Lazar of Kosovo - Stepanovićevo

See also

References
  1. "Насеља општине Нови Сад" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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