Nova Pazova Нова Пазова (Serbian) | |
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Settlement | |
 The temporary Orthodox church. | |
 Seal | |
  Nova Pazova  Nova Pazova  Nova Pazova | |
| Coordinates:44°57′N20°13′E / 44.950°N 20.217°E /44.950; 20.217 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Syrmia |
| District | Srem |
| Municipality | Stara Pazova |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 16,115 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Nova Pazova (Serbian Cyrillic:Нова Пазова,pronounced[nɔ̂ʋaːpâzɔʋa]) is a settlement inSerbia. It is situated in theStara Pazova municipality, in the region ofSrem (Srem District), in the autonomous province ofVojvodina. The settlement's population is currently 16,115 (2022 census).[1]
InSerbian, the settlement is known asNova Pazova (Нова Пазова), inGerman asNeu-Pasua, and inHungarian asÚjpazova.
Nova Pazova was founded duringHabsburg administration in 1791 in a marshy area and was populated byEvangelicalProtestant German (Danube Swabian) settlers. The settlement grew from 51 initial settlers – including folk fromBenningen,Marbach am Neckar,Schopfheim,Schorndorf, andTübingen, in thePalatinate andHesse, as well asMaglić in theBačka.
Initially, the settlement was part of the HabsburgMilitary Frontier and the earlyGerman settlers had to serve in theMilitärgrenze Wachdienst (military border watch guard) for the first few decades in the territory. In 1848-1849, the settlement was part of autonomousSerbian Vojvodina, but was again incorporated into the Military Frontier in 1849. After the abolishment of the Frontier, in 1882, the settlement was included intoSyrmia County ofCroatia-Slavonia, which was an autonomous kingdom withinHabsburg Kingdom of Hungary andAustria-Hungary. According to 1910 census, majority of the settlement inhabitants spoke theGerman language.
In 1918, the settlement firstly became part of theState of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, then part of theKingdom of Serbia and finally part of theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed toYugoslavia). From 1918 to 1922, the settlement was part of theSyrmia County, from 1922 to 1929 part of theSyrmia Oblast, and from 1929 to 1941 part of theDanube Banovina.
From 1941 to 1944 the settlement was underAxis occupation and was attached to theVuka County of theIndependent State of Croatia. By 1944, there were over 6,000 residents, mostlyDanube Swabian farmers and theirSerb laborers. On 6 October 1944, theGerman-speaking inhabitants fled before the advancingSoviet army on a massive horse trek to UpperAustria.
Since 1944, the settlement was part ofYugoslavVojvodina, which (from 1945) was part of new socialistSerbia withinYugoslavia. After the war (since 1945), the settlement was populated by new (mostlySerb) settlers, who originated fromBosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia and other parts ofSerbia. Population censuses that were conducted after World War II recorded aSerb ethnic majority in Nova Pazova. From a population of 4,604 in 1948, the settlement was enlarged to 17,105 inhabitants in 2011.
