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(Redirected from Lokve, Serbia) Village in Vojvodina, Serbia
Lokve Локве (Serbian)
Sân-Mihai / Simiai (Romanian)
Village (Selo)
The Romanian Orthodox churchThe Romanian Orthodox church
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Coordinates: 45°09′06″N 21°01′31″E / 45.15167°N 21.02528°E / 45.15167; 21.02528
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictSouth Banat
Municipality Alibunar
Government
 • MayorDarian Tapalaga
Area
 • Lokve1.1925 km (0.4604 sq mi)
Elevation76 m (249 ft)
Population
 • Lokve2,002
 • Density1,700/km (4,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code26361
Area code+381(0)13
Car platesPA

Lokve (Serbian Cyrillic: Локве, Romanian: Locve, Sân-Mihai or Simiai) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Alibunar municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority (90.85%) and a population of 2,002 people (2002 census). The town often seems rather empty since more than half of population of Lokve lives abroad - mainly in USA and Switzerland.

Name and Name History

In Serbian, the village is known as Lokve (Локве), in Romanian as Sân-Mihai or Simiai, and in Hungarian as Végszentmihály. The town name was changed from Saint Micheal when the town was invaded by the Nazi military forces during World War II.

Historical population and cemetery

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19484,184—    
19534,246+1.5%
19614,243−0.1%
19713,826−9.8%
19813,511−8.2%
19912,450−30.2%
20022,002−18.3%

The Town has two cemeteries, one on each side of the town, and is only used for each side. Every family gets reserved spots on the cemetery.

Notable people

See also

Sources

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  • Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u 2002, Stanovništvo 1, Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost - podaci po naseljima, Beograd, Februar 2003.
  • Na temeljima gde je prvobitno bilo smešteno naselje pronađeni su praistorijski predmeti i jedan srebrni denar iz doba kralja Domicijana (51 - 96. pre n.e.). U ataru susednog sela Janošik pronađeni su temelji kuće iz doba Rimljana i kraljevski novac. Prilikom iskopa temelja Crkve u Alibunaru pronađen je novac sa amblemom Rima i natpisom Vibius, Tribarianus, Gallus.


References

Notes

  1. RTS about village Lokve

External links

Cities, towns and villages in the South Banat District
Pančevo
Alibunar
Bela Crkva
Vršac
Kovačica
Kovin
Opovo
Plandište
(*) bold are municipalities or cities
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