Stari Ledinci
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Scenic view of the village from a hilltop
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 Stari Ledinci
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| Coordinates: 45°12′39″N 19°48′13″E / 45.21083°N 19.80361°ECoordinates: 45°12′39″N 19°48′13″E / 45.21083°N 19.80361°E | ||
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 Serbia
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| District | South Bačka | |
| Municipality | Petrovaradin | |
| Population (2002) | 823 | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 | |
| Area code(s) | + 381(0)21 | |
Stari Ledinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Лединци), also known simply as Ledinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Лединци), is a village located in the Petrovaradin municipality, one of two municipalities of Novi Sad City in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The population of Stari Ledinci numbered 823 people in the 2002 census. Most of the inhabitants of the village are ethnic Serbs.
The village is geographically located in Srem, but it is part of South Bačka District. There are two villages with this name: Stari Ledinci (Old Ledinci) and Novi Ledinci (New Ledinci). Today, the name "Ledinci" is officially used to designate Novi Ledinci, while other village is officially known as Stari Ledinci. Both villages are located in Petrovaradin municipality, on the brows of Fruška Gora mountain. Near the village of Stari Ledinci lies a Ledinci Lake, which is an important tourist destination.
The village was probably founded in the 13th century, during the administration of the Kingdom of Hungary . According to a record from 1372, the area near Ledinci was named "a Serb region", while according to the record from 1438, this territory was inhabited by "Schismatics" (Orthodox Christians).
According to the legend, the village of Ledinci was among the possessions of the Serbian despot Jovan Branković (1496–1502), who donated this village to the Rakovac Monastery. The ethnic Serb inhabitants of this part of Srem are also mentioned during the uprising of György Dózsa in 1514.
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