Banoštor Баноштор (Serbian) | |
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 Serbian OrthodoxChurch of St. George | |
  Banoštor  Banoštor  Banoštor | |
| Coordinates:45°13′N19°37′E / 45.217°N 19.617°E /45.217; 19.617 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Syrmia (Podunavlje) |
| District | South Bačka |
| Municipality | Beočin |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 643 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Banoštor (Serbian Cyrillic:Баноштор) is a village inSerbia. It is situated in theBeočin municipality, in theVojvodina province. Although the village is geographically located inSyrmia, it is part of theSouth Bačka District. The village has aSerb ethnic majority and its population numbering 643 people (2022 census).
The nameBanoštor means "themonastery of theban". It was named after a monastery that was founded at this location in the 12th century. The founder of a monastery was the son of theSerbian županUroš I,ban Beloš, who was apalatine of theKingdom of Hungary, and who ruled overSrem from 1142 to 1163.
InSerbian, the village is known asBanoštor (Баноштор) and inHungarian asBánmonostor.
Following theGallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC,Celtic tribes settled throughout Serbia, their settlement at Banoštor was calledMalata. It was later conquered by theRomans in 1st century BC and was renamed toBononia. Romans transformed the settlement into a military stronghold with a Roman military unit based here known asCohors Alpinorum.
The Roman legion namedHerculia VI was also stationed in the town. Two religious altars were also situated near Bononia, one of them was dedicated toJupiter and another one toNeptune.
ManySerbs from this area were executed in theJasenovac Concentration Camp (1941–1945) by theFascist Croatian regime ofUstashe who sided withNazi Germany during theSecond World War.
Banoštor is located on the edge of theFruška Gora Mountain Range and on theDanube River. Every year around September, the village celebrates the beginning of the wine season with a grape festival called the "Dan Grožđa" or Grape Day and it is dedicated to Sveti Trifun (Saint Trifun), God's overseer of wine growers. The village'sSerbian Orthodox Church was rebuilt in the early 19th century and is dedicated toSaint George.
