Nova Gajdobra Нова Гајдобра (Serbian) | |
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  Nova Gajdobra  Nova Gajdobra  Nova Gajdobra | |
| Coordinates:45°20′N19°26′E / 45.333°N 19.433°E /45.333; 19.433 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Bačka (Podunavlje) |
| District | South Bačka |
| Municipality | Bačka Palanka |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total |  1,016 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Nova Gajdobra (Serbian Cyrillic:Нова Гајдобра) is a village located in theBačka Palanka municipality, in theSouth Bačka District ofSerbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province ofVojvodina at 45.20° North, 19.27° East. The population of the village numbering 1016 people (2022 census), of whom most are ethnicSerbs.
In 1327 villageKereky (Serbian:Kerekić or Керекић) was established betweenPalanka andGajdobra. The next time village was mentioned was in 1512. During the Ottoman rule (16th–17th century), two villages existed at this location:Kerekić (Керекић) andMetković (Метковић). Both villages were populated by ethnic Serbs. Hungarians called themMetkovics andKerekity, which were modified versions of the Serbian names.
In 1650, Kerekić was uninhabited, but 38 years laterSerbs again settled there. Today Kerekić is a name of the farm near Nova Gajdobra. In the 19th centuryGermans rebuilt it and lived here together withSerbs andHungarians. It was a part ofHabsburg Empire until 1918, when it became part of theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In 1922, it officially changed its name to Nova Gajdobra.
Today, people of Nova Gajdobra work in agriculture. Kids go to Primary schoolAleksa Šantić, named by famous Serbpoet. There are many cultural manifestations in Nova Gajdobra.
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