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Donji Tavankut

Donji Tavankut
Доњи Таванкут (Serbian)
Most Holy Heart of Jesus
Most Holy Heart of Jesus
Donji Tavankut is located in Vojvodina
Donji Tavankut
Donji Tavankut
Location within Vojvodina
Donji Tavankut is located in Serbia
Donji Tavankut
Donji Tavankut
Location within Serbia
Donji Tavankut is located in Europe
Donji Tavankut
Donji Tavankut
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 46°02′52″N 19°29′27″E / 46.0478°N 19.4908°E / 46.0478; 19.4908
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
1,969
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Donji Tavankut (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Таванкут), also known simply as Tavankut (Таванкут), is a village located in the administrative area of the City of Subotica, North Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. It has a population of 1,969 people (2022 census).

Name

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In Serbian the village is known as Donji Tavankut or Доњи Таванкут, in Croatian as Donji Tavankut and in Hungarian as Alsótavankút.

Demographics

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Historical population

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  • 1981: 2,719
  • 1991: 2,710
  • 2002: 2,631
  • 2011: 2,327
  • 2022: 1,969

Ethnic groups

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According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:[1]

Geography

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Tavankut includes several relatively separate smaller communities ("kraj"), such as Čikerija (or Čekerija), Sajc (or Nemirna ravnica), Vuković Kraj, Marinkić Kraj, Zlatni Kraj, Skenderovo, Dikanovac, Kaponja (or Kapunja).

Features

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It has two railway stations (Donji Tavankut and Skenderovo) on the railroad from Subotica to Sombor (and further to Bezdan, Apatin or Erdut). It also has a primary school (”Matija Gubec”), and football (soccer) club OFK Tavankut. The main pubs/cafés in Tavankut are: Tango, Teens, Jugoslavija (closed down), and Tri muve.

See also

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References

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