Ečka (original) (raw)
Village in Vojvodina, Serbia
| Ečka Ечка | |
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| Village (Selo) | |
 Serbian Orthodox Church (1711) |
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| Coordinates: 45°19′04″N 20°26′20″E / 45.31778°N 20.43889°E / 45.31778; 20.43889 | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | Central Banat |
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,406 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23203 |
| Area code | +381(0)23 |
| Car plates | ZR |
Ečka (Serbian Cyrillic: Ечка, pronounced [êtʃka]; Romanian: Ecica, Hungarian: Écska) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina on the Begej river.
In Serbian, the village is known as Ečka (Ечка), in Romanian as Ecica or Ecica Română, in German as Deutsch-Etschka, and in Hungarian as Écska (until 1899: Német-Écska).
The village was merged with former settlement known as Mala Ečka (Мала Ечка) in Serbian, Alt Etschka in German, and Román-Écska or Olahécska in Hungarian.
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
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The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,513 people (2002 census).
- Serbs = 2,483 (55.02%)
- Romanians = 1,325 (29.36%)
- Hungarians = 196 (4.34%)
- Yugoslavs = 123 (2.73%)
- Romani = 72 (1.60%)
Historical population
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- 1900: 4,892
- 1931: 5,207
- 1948: 3,934
- 1953: 4,188
- 1961: 4,323
- 1971: 4,621
- 1981: 5,293
- 1991: 5,172
- 2002: 4,513
- 2011: 3,999
- 2022: 3,406
Kaštel Ečka and the Church of St. John Baptist
Kaštel Ečka is a historic hunting castle and a cultural monument. The estate was purchased by the Lazar Family in 1781 and developed over the following decades. At the Castle's grand opening ceremony in 1820, Franz Liszt played piano as a nine-year-old boy. Kaštel Ečka estate includes the main building, horse stables, and the water tower.[2][3]
There are three churches in Ečka:[3]
- Serbian Orthodox Church of Sveti Nikola built in 1711
- Romanian Orthodox Church built in mid 19th century
- The Catholic Church of St. John Baptist built in 1864
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
- ^ "POPIS 22 - EXCEL TABLE". Republic of Serbia. October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Kaštel kroz vreme | Kaštel Ečka". kastelecka.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Ečka". Zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture Zrenjanin. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- About Ečka (ADF/USAID)
Additional pictures
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The Romanian Orthodox Church
The Catholic Church of St. John Baptist, built in 1864 as the third church
Blazon of counts Lazar in Ečka
Main street and the Catholic Church
Kaštel Ečka built in 1820, by Lazar Lukács
Tower in Ečka
Old wooden bridge over Begej 1995, built 1889, renovated 1894 and later 2005
Old bridge over Begej 1995 with sheep and church in background
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