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| '''Veliki Gaj''' (Велики Гај) is a ] located in the ] ], in the ] of ], ]. It is situated in the ] of ]. | |||
| Veliki Gaj is a village in , about 70 km NE of Belgrade and about 1 km SE of the Romanian border. Click for a discussion of the town and area in Serbian. | |||
| ==Geography== | |||
| Until 1918, the Banat region around Veliki Gaj had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who encouraged its settlement by German speaking Donauschwaben ] and others after gaining military control from the Ottoman Empire (see /Pozarevac in 1718). After WWI, this region became the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. In 1929, the kingdom changed its name to Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia was invaded by the Germans in WWII. Most of the German settlers in the western area of the Banat were either killed, expelled or fled during and after WWII, although some still remain in areas to the east and north. Veliki Gaj is now within the province of Vojvodina within the republic of Serbia. Yugoslavia is now a Federation of only Serbia and Montenegro, as the regions of Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia declared their independence in 1991-1992. | |||
| Veliki Gaj is located about 70 km NE of ] and about 1 km SE of the ]n border. | |||
| See also , , and a by Sue Clarkson. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| The village was first mentioned in 1355 under name Gaj. In the 17th century, the name of the village was changed to Veliki Gaj. During the Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), the village was mostly populated by ethnic ]. | |||
| Since 1716, the village was part of the ], which encouraged the settlement of ]-speaking ] (Danube Swabians) and others. | |||
| After the ], the village became part of the ] (renamed to ] in 1929). During the ] (1941-1944), the village was under ] occupation, and was part of the autonomous ] region within ]-occupied ]. | |||
| After the war, the village was part of the new socialist ], within the Socialist Autonomous Province of ] and Socialist Republic of ]. Since 1992, the village was part of the ], which in 2003 was transformed into the State Union of ]. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * (in Serbian) | |||
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| * by Sue Clarkson. | |||
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Veliki Gaj (Велики Гај) is a village located in the Plandište municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
Geography
Veliki Gaj is located about 70 km NE of Belgrade and about 1 km SE of the Romanian border.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1355 under name Gaj. In the 17th century, the name of the village was changed to Veliki Gaj. During the Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), the village was mostly populated by ethnic Serbs.
Since 1716, the village was part of the Habsburg Monarchy, which encouraged the settlement of German-speaking Donauschwaben (Danube Swabians) and others.
After the First World War, the village became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (renamed to Yugoslavia in 1929). During the Second World War (1941-1944), the village was under Axis occupation, and was part of the autonomous Banat region within German-occupied Serbia.
After the war, the village was part of the new socialist Yugoslavia, within the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Socialist Republic of Serbia. Since 1992, the village was part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which in 2003 was transformed into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
See also
External links
- About Veliki Gaj (in Serbian)
- “Donauschwaben in the Banat, Including the Arader Land”
- Gross Gaj
- "History of German Settlements in Southern Hungary" by Sue Clarkson.