Skorenovac
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Skorenovac Скореновац Székelykeve |
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Skorenovac
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 Skorenovac
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| Coordinates: 44°45′32″N 20°54′10″E / 44.75889°N 20.90278°ECoordinates: 44°45′32″N 20°54′10″E / 44.75889°N 20.90278°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Skorenovac | 2,574 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 26228 |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | KO |
Skorenovac (Serbian: Скореновац, Skorenovac, Hungarian: Székelykeve, German: Skorenowatz, Banat Bulgarian: Gjurgevo) is a village located in the Kovin municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (86.71%) and a population of 2, 574 (2002 census).
The closest towns are Kovin (6 km), Smederevo (17 km), Pančevo (30 km), and Belgrade (46 km).
The village named Gyurgyova-Rádayfalva (Đurđevo) existed between 1869 and 1886 at the location between Banatski Brestovac and Danube river. In 1869, the population of Gyurgyova numbered 396 people. After initial settlement, which included Hungarian (Palóc) families from Banatsko Novo Selo (hun: Újfalu), Jermenovci (hun: Ürményháza), Sándorfalva, Szeged county and Banatski Dušanovac (hun: Szőlősudvarnok, ger: Rogendorf), in 1883 came the first Székely settlement with total of 645 families or around 2,000 individuals. The village was then known as Nagygyörgyfalva (1883–1886).
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