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(Redirected from FK Rusanda Melenci) Village in Vojvodina, Serbia
Melenci Меленци
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Coordinates: 45°22′35″N 20°18′03″E / 45.37639°N 20.30083°E / 45.37639; 20.30083
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictCentral Banat
Elevation82 m (269 ft)
Population
 • Melenci6,737
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code23269, 23270
Area code+381(0)23
Car platesZR
Historic windmill near Melenci

Melenci (Serbian Cyrillic: Меленци; Hungarian: Melence) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (93.40%) and its population numbering 6,737 people (2002 census). The brackish water lake of Okanj is nearby.

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Melenci or Меленци, in Hungarian as Melence, and in German as Melenze.

Historical population

  • 1961: 8,254
  • 1971: 8,008
  • 1981: 7,685
  • 1991: 7,270
  • 2002: 6,737
  • 2011: 5,956

Sports

FK Rusanda Melenci is the local football club. It was founded in 1925.

Culture and tourism

Rusanda Spa is located in Melenci, on the bank of Lake Rusanda. Established in the late 19th century, it is a popular local spa destination.

Lake Okanj is a protected area and part of the broader Important Bird and Biodiversity Area "Okanj and Rusanda".

Historic Melenci windmill from 1899 is located on the road to Kikinda. It is one of the few preserved windmills in Vojvodina and protected as a Cultural Monument of Great Importance.

See also

References

  1. Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  2. ^ "Okanj Lake Nature Reserve | Birdingplaces". Birdingplaces.eu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  3. "Home". banjarusanda.rs.
  4. "Споменици културе у Србији". spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 2024-09-28.

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Cities, towns and villages in the Central Banat District
Zrenjanin
Žitište
Nova Crnja
Novi Bečej
Sečanj
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