Donji Tavankut
Donji Tavankut
Доњи Таванкут (Serbian) | |
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Most Holy Heart of Jesus | |
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| Coordinates: 46°02′52″N 19°29′27″E / 46.0478°N 19.4908°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,969 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Donji Tavankut (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Таванкут), also known simply as Tavankut (Таванкут), is a village located in the administrative area of the City of Subotica, North Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. It has a population of 1,969 people (2022 census).
Name
In Serbian the village is known as Donji Tavankut or Доњи Таванкут, in Croatian as Donji Tavankut and in Hungarian as Alsótavankút.
Demographics
Historical population
- 1981: 2,719
- 1991: 2,710
- 2002: 2,631
- 2011: 2,327
- 2022: 1,969
Ethnic groups
According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:[1]
- 832 (42.2%) Croats
- 456 (23.1%) Bunjevci
- 151 (7.6%) Serbs
- 93 (4.7%) Hungarians
- Others/Undeclared/Unknown
Geography
Tavankut includes several relatively separate smaller communities ("kraj"), such as Čikerija (or Čekerija), Sajc (or Nemirna ravnica), Vuković Kraj, Marinkić Kraj, Zlatni Kraj, Skenderovo, Dikanovac, Kaponja (or Kapunja).
Features
It has two railway stations (Donji Tavankut and Skenderovo) on the railroad from Subotica to Sombor (and further to Bezdan, Apatin or Erdut). It also has a primary school (”Matija Gubec”), and football (soccer) club OFK Tavankut. The main pubs/cafés in Tavankut are: Tango, Teens, Jugoslavija (closed down), and Tri muve.
See also
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.