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Skorenovac

Skorenovac (Serbian: Скореновац; 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.[1] The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (86.71%) and a population of 2,574 (2002 census).

Skorenovac
Скореновац
Székelykeve
Village (Selo)
From top left: Catholic church, Monument Turul bird, Gap (Szakado), Bird view of Skorenovac
Skorenovac
Skorenovac is located in Vojvodina
Skorenovac
Skorenovac
Location of Skorenovac within Serbia
Skorenovac is located in Serbia
Skorenovac
Skorenovac
Skorenovac (Serbia)
Skorenovac is located in Europe
Skorenovac
Skorenovac
Skorenovac (Europe)
Coordinates: 44°45′32″N 20°54′10″E / 44.75889°N 20.90278°E / 44.75889; 20.90278
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictSouth Banat
Municipality Kovin
Elevation
73 m (240 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Skorenovac
2,574
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26228
Area code+381(0)13
Car platesKO
Skorenovac map

Geography

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The closest towns are Kovin (6 km), Smederevo (17 km), Pančevo (30 km), and Belgrade (46 km).

History

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General history

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The village named Gyurgyova-Rádayfalva (Đurđevo) existed between 1869 and 1886 at the location between Banatski Brestovac and Danube river.[2] In 1869, the population of Gyurgyova numbered 396 people, later, 1880 census, the population number drop to 298 people.[3] 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),[4] in 1883 came the first Székely settlement with total of 645 families or around 2,000 individuals.[5] The village was then known as Nagygyörgyfalva (1883–1886).

Later, in 1886, the population of the village was resettled to the location of present-day Skorenovac and Ivanovo.[6] The reason for resettlement to Skorenovac and Ivanovo was the flooding of the Danube river and the yearly annihilation of property in the village and its agricultural land. At the same time, the inhabitants' lives were in constant danger.

The village of Skorenovac (named Székelykeve 1886–1922[4]) was founded in 1886,[7] during the time of Franz Joseph I.[8] In the time of the village settlement, its territory was situated in the Torontál Vármegye (County) of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1888 it had 506 houses and in 1910 the village had 685 houses. In 1912 it was situated in the Temes Vármegye (County). From 1922, the village is known as Skorenovac, from German Skorenowatz.[9]

The majority of the original settlers were Székely Hungarians who came from Bukovina, and also, in the same time frame, some German families from Plandište and Pločice and some Bulgarian families from Dudeștii Vechi (hun: Óbesenyő, ger: Altbeschenowa, Banat Bulgarian: Stár Bišnov) are settled in Skorenovac. Skorenovac is the southernmost village in Europe with a Hungarian majority.[10]

Economy, religion, and education

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  • 1885 - The first steady teacher came to the village of Gyurgyova (then in 1886 to Skorenovac). His name was János Mischel.
  • 1886 - The first judge and mayor of Skorenovac was Ágoston Kollár (1886–1890).[11]
  • 1889 - The school building was finished. The teachers in the school were: Johan Steiner (Principal and teacher), János Mischel (teacher), Ottilia Müller (teacher), and Etelka Somogyi (teacher). In school year 1905/1906 school had 561 students. Elementary school, in that time, was up to grade 6. School Board members in 1930's were Imre László, Mihály Fehér, Francz Wintergerst, Bóna Boszilkov, József Medgyessy and András Varga.
  • 1892 - December 18, a Church (Roman Catholic) was erected. The first priest was Ferenc Deleme (1892–1898).[12]
  • 1894 - November 25, foundation of the Farmers Creditors Collective. Its president was Fr. Ferenc Deleme, and the collective had 71 members.[12]
  • 1895 - October 6, Library was founded, and had a 50 members. President was Ferenc Deleme, while the librarian was János Hajagos.[12]
  • 1898 - The first "shared" doctor in the village, Dr. József Klein.
  • 1899 - The voluntary fire brigade was established; its president was Johan Kirchgäsner and the fire chief was Johan Mischel, while the brigade had 60 members.
  • 1900 - The first permanent doctor, Dr. Edét Urbanek, arrived in the village.[13]
  • 1906 - Hunters association founded, with 14 members. Founders were Gyula Szabatka and Dezsö Töry.
  • 1912 - The first motorized "Big Mill" is opened, owned by Katalin Rüger. It worked until the mid-1970s, when it was closed.
  • 1913 - April 27, "Hangya" Collective of Consumer Association is established. President was Aladár Wikel, and the association had 128 members. A merchandise store was opened the same year.
  • 1924 - The Red Cross started humanitarian work, but the official establishment of the organization was in 1931. The organization had 57 members, while the president was Dr. Imre László.
  • 1925 - The Culture Association (hun: Kultúrszövetség, ger: Kulturbund) was founded. Since 1948, it is known as KUD "Petõfi Sándor".
  • 1932 - Craftsman Association is established with András Bircsák, shoemaker, as president.
  • 1932 - June 14, FK Plavi Dunav was founded. President was Milivoj Đurkin, and vicepresident Dr. Imre László. Team players were: Antal Fazekas, János Szirák, Stanko Erdeljan, József Borsós, János Brasnyó, József Boszilkov, Pubi Hubert, István Kiss, Imre Galac, Tamás Jung, Dezsö Kovačević, István Urbán, Imre Komáromi, János Migléci, Mile Perić, Đuro Stanisavljević and Slavko Ivkov.

Population and major ethnic groups

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Percent of population by ethnic groups, by selected years
Year Total pop. Ethnic group Percent of pop.
1910 4,541[12] Hungarians 73.31%
Germans 11.94%
Bulgarians 9.69%
Slovaks 2.53%
Serbs 1.26%
1921[14] 4,195
Hungarians 81.83%
Bulgarians 10.27%
Germans 7.34%
Serbs 0.36%
Slovaks 0.05%
1948[15] 4,465
Hungarians 84.46%
Bulgarians 11.22%
Serbs 3.18%
Germans 0.70%
Slovaks 0.05%
1991 3,213
Hungarians 80.36%
Serbs 9.40%
Yugoslavs 3.36%
Bulgarians 2.53%
Germans 0.15%
2002[16] 2,501
Hungarians 86.71%
Serbs 5.47%
Bulgarians 2.99%
Yugoslavs 1.04%
Germans 0.07%
Population and number of households by selected year
Year Population Households
1869 396 N.D.
1875 N.D. 265
1880 298 N.D.
1900 3,399 664
1910[12] 4,541 853
1915 4,486 N.D.
1921 4,195 847
1931 4,099 927
1936 4,366 N.D.
1939 4,271 N.D.
1942 4,464 1,020
1948 4,465 1,069
1953 4,403 1,105
1961 4,306 1,143
1971 4,021 1,119
1981 3,731 1,328
1991 3,213 1,086
2002 2,501 N.D.
Number of students by school year
School year No. of students
1905–06 561
1911–12 613
1913–14 623
1922–23 500
1932–33 734
1940–41 538
1955–56 884
1963–63 623
1975–76 373
1985–86 308
1999–00 244
2000–01 233
2001–02 234
2002–03 236
2003–04 230
2004–05 219
2005–06 220
2006–07 214
2007–08 199
2008–09 184
2009–10 175
2010–11 154
2011–12 146

National structure and literacy

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National structure and literacy of the population in 1890 and 1900[17]
Year Population
total		 Hungarians Others [a] Speaks
Hungarian language		 Reads and wrights on
Hungarian language		 Literacy
1890. 2.510 [b] 1,862 648 2,087 632 25.18%
1900. 3,349 2,625 724 3,007 1,297 38.73%
  1. ^ It is not specified how many others, but the majority were Banat Bulgarians and Danube Germans
  2. ^ The number of inhabitants compared to the 1880 census increased because the Sekelys moved from frequently flooded village Djurdjevo to new founded Skorenovac in 1883 and were joined by new families from Bukovina.

Chart

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Population trend (Growth/Downtrend)

Anthropology

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Székely community

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Skorenovac's Vineyard
 
Meadow of Skorenovac

The names of the villages in Bukovina from where the Székely settlers come are (in Hungarian with their Romanian equivalents): Istensegits (rom: Tibeni), Fogadjisten (rom: Iacobești), Hadikfalva (rom: Dornești), Józseffalva (rom: Vornicenii Mici), and Andrásfalva (rom: Maneuți). These villages are today in Romania, Suceava County, Bukovina; the closest bigger places are Rădăuţi and Botoşani.

The Bukovina Székely who settled in Skorenovac, Ivanovo, and Vojlovica are originally from Madéfalva (rom: Siculeni) village in the county of Csik (Harghita), Erdély (Transylvania), today in Romania. The Székelys of Bukovina in general are from the part of Erdély which is unofficially named the Székelyföld, which included Csikszék, Marosszék, Aranyosszék, Udvarhelyszék, and Háromszék counties of the historical Kingdom of Hungary.

Families, by original settlement

From Andrásfalva: Daradics, Csiszer, Erõs, Fábián, Gál, Geczõ, György, Illés, Jakab, János, Katona, Kelemen, Kemény, Kis, Koródi, Kovács, Lakatos, László, Lipina, Lukács, Müller, Palkó, Pásztor, Petres, Péter, Hompot, Husori, Sebestyén, Schidt, Szakács, Szatmári, Ranc and Varga.

From Istensegits: Ambrus, Barabás, Bartis, Béres, Bot, Borbandi, Bõte, Buzás, Dudli, Faluközi, Finnya, Fülöp, Gyõrfi, János, Kató, Lovász, Magyaros, Makrai, Miklós, Nagy, Nyistor, Pék, Sánta, Szabo, Szász, Szõte, Tamás, Urkon and Váncsa.

From Fogadjisten: Ambrus, Barabás, Gáspár, Kuruc, Papp, Váci, Szabó, and Székely.

From Hadikfalva: Beréti, Bréti, Biro, Csiki, Dani, Erdõs, Fazekas, Fodor, Forrai, Galambos, Kerekes, Kis, Kozma, Kozsán, Kölõ, and Skasszián.

From Józseffalva: Kurkó, Kusár, Palló, Mákszem, Mezei, Székely and Várda.

Famous villagers

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  • Zoltán Dani, the ethnic Hungarian commander of a Serbian anti-aircraft battery which shot down a United States Air Force Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter on March 27, 1999, the only F-117 ever lost in combat.[18][19]
  • Zoltán Sebescen, was a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back or right winger (His parents were leaved and born in Skorenovac).[20][21][22]
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    Detail from a game played on the Old Football Field in the 70's
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    Image of Skorenovac
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    Image of Skorenovac
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    Harvest in Skorenovac
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    Detail from the Main Street in Skorenovac
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    DTD Channel near Skorenovac
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    Summer storm in Skorenovac
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    The Saint Stephen King Catholic Church
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    Csárdás
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    Pillow
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    Traditional Kitchen
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    Traditional Living room
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    Elementary School in Skorenovac

See also

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References

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  1. ^ catholic-zr Skorenovac
  2. ^ Position of Gyurdyevo on map
  3. ^ Census 1880
  4. ^ a b "Helén Pál "Csernakerestúr, Sándoregyháza és Székelzkeve Magyarjainak helynevei " pg. 7. (book pg.95)". edit.elte.hu. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Data about initial colonization
  6. ^ Founding and resetling
  7. ^ Чурчић: 2004 93,143
  8. ^ Franz Joseph | emperor of Austria-Hungary | Britannica.com
  9. ^ Village name
  10. ^ Hungarian minority
  11. ^ Data about judge and mayor
  12. ^ a b c d e "Magyarország varmegyái és városai dig. pg. 110/111 (book. pg. 94/95)" (PDF). Borovszky Samu Dr. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  13. ^ Data about doctor
  14. ^ Média és identitás 3. pg 296. pdf
  15. ^ Book 9, Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за статистику, Београд, мај. Skorenovac
  16. ^ Становништво, национална или етничка припадност, подаци по насељима. Подгорица: Републички завод за статистику. September 2004. ISBN 978-86-84433-00-0.
  17. ^ Hungarian counties and cities, page 211
  18. ^ Shot-down-f-117
  19. ^ How
  20. ^ Skorenovac at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. ^ Skorenovac at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  22. ^ Skorenovac at WorldFootball.net
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