Vatin

Vatin (Serbian Cyrillic: Ватин) 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 239 inhabitants (2011 census).

This article is about the village. For VATIN, see Value added tax identification number.
Vatin

Ватин
Village (Selo)
The main street and the Orthodox Church
Vatin
Location of Vatin within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictSouth Banat
Area
 • Vatin17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Vatin239
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26337
Area code(s)+381(0)13
Car platesVŠ

Name
The Birth of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic church
The Moravica River near Vatin

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 was found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases were found in Vatin.[3]

Area of Vatin culture

Historical population
  • 1961: 553
  • 1971: 489
  • 1981: 417
  • 1991: 316
  • 2002: 250
  • 2011: 239

See also

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

Notes
  1. "Насеља општине Вршац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. http://sehumed.uv.es/revista/numero16/SEHUMED_colecc131.PDF
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