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'''Veliki Gaj''' ({{lang-sr|Veliki Gaj/Велики Гај}}; {{lang-de|Groß Gaj}}; {{lang-hu|Nagygáj}}) is a ] located in the ] ], in the ] of ]. It is situated in the ] of ]. According to the 2002 census, the population of the village was 790 people, of whom 670 were ethnic ]. '''Veliki Gaj''' ({{lang-sr|Veliki Gaj or Велики Гај}}; {{lang-de|Groß Gaj}}; {{lang-hu|Nagygáj}}; {{lang-hr|Veliki Gaj}}) is a ] located in the ] ], in the ] of ]. It is situated in the ] of ]. According to the 2002 census, the population of the village was 790 people, of whom 670 were ethnic ].


==Geography== ==Geography==
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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 ]. 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. Since 1716, the village was part of the ], which encouraged the settlement of ]-speaking ] (Danube Swabians) and others. In ], the population of the village numbered 2,930 inhabitants, including 1,456 ], 743 ], and 620 ].


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 ]. In ], the Yugoslav Army recaptured the village from the ] troops, and the German and Hungarian population mostly either fled or faced execution. 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 ]. In 1991, the village had 897 inhabitants, including 883 ], and 14 ethnic ].

Since 1992, the village was part of the ], that in 2003 was transformed into the State Union of ]. Since the dissolution of this state in June 2006, the village became part of an independent ].

==Historical population==

*1961: 1,532
*1971: 1,308
*1981: 1,039
*1991: 898

==References==
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.


⚫ 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 ], that in 2003 was transformed into the State Union of ]. Since the dissolution of this state in June 2006, the village became part of an independent ].
==Population==
In ], the village had 2930 inhabitants: 1456 ], 743 ], and 620 ]. In 1991, the village had 897 inhabitants: 883 ], 14 ethnic ] and no Germans. According to the 2002 census, the population of the village was 790 people, of whom 670 were ethnic ].
==See also== ==See also==
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Veliki Gaj (Template:Lang-sr; Template:Lang-de; Template:Lang-hu; Template:Lang-hr) is a village located in the Plandište municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. According to the 2002 census, the population of the village was 790 people, of whom 670 were ethnic Serbs.

Geography

Veliki Gaj is located about 70 km NE of Belgrade and about 1 km SE of the Romanian border.

History

An orchard in the village. The razed Catholic church stood here until the end of the 1950s.

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. In 1910, the population of the village numbered 2,930 inhabitants, including 1,456 Serbs, 743 Hungarians, and 620 Germans.

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. In 1991, the village had 897 inhabitants, including 883 Serbs, and 14 ethnic Hungarians.

Since 1992, the village was part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, that in 2003 was transformed into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Since the dissolution of this state in June 2006, the village became part of an independent Serbia.

Historical population

  • 1961: 1,532
  • 1971: 1,308
  • 1981: 1,039
  • 1991: 898

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

See also

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