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Melenci

Coordinates: 45°22′35″N 20°18′03″E / 45.37639°N 20.30083°E / 45.37639; 20.30083
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Melenci
Меленци
St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Melenci
St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Melenci
Coat of arms of Melenci
Melenci is located in Vojvodina
Melenci
Melenci
Location of Melenci within Serbia
Melenci is located in Serbia
Melenci
Melenci
Melenci (Serbia)
Melenci is located in Europe
Melenci
Melenci
Melenci (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°22′35″N 20°18′03″E / 45.37639°N 20.30083°E / 45.37639; 20.30083
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictCentral Banat
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Melenci6,737
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23269, 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).[1] The brackish water lake of Okanj is nearby.

Name

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

Historical population

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

Sports

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

Culture and tourism

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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.[2]

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.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  2. ^ "Home". banjarusanda.rs.
  3. ^ "Споменици културе у Србији". spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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