Opovo Опово (Serbian) | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
 A street in Opovo | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Opovo within Serbia | |
| Coordinates:45°3′7″N20°25′49″E / 45.05194°N 20.43028°E /45.05194; 20.43028 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anka Simin Damjanov (SNS) |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Opovo | 4,147 |
| • Metro | 9,462 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26204 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Official languages | Serbian[2] |
| Website | www.opovo.org.rs |
Opovo (Serbian Cyrillic:Опово;Hungarian:Ópáva) is a town and municipality located in theSouth Banat District of the autonomous province ofVojvodina,Serbia. The town has a population of 4,147, while Opovo municipality has 9,462 inhabitants (2022 census).
InSerbian, the town is known asOpovo (Опово), inGerman asOpowa, inHungarian asÓpáva, inCroatian asOpovo, inRomanian asOpovo, inSlovak asOpovo, and inRusyn as Опово.[3]
There are traces fromNeolithic andRoman periods in this area. An older settlement named Želj existed at this locality during medievalHungarian and laterOttoman administration. During Hungarian administration it was part of theKovin county and during Ottoman administration part of theTemeşvar Eyalet. Southern part of modern Opovo is still called Želj by local inhabitants. According to historical sources, modern Opovo was mentioned first in 1672-1690 and it was populated bySerbs. They lived in the houses made from mud. DuringOttoman administration, settlement had 27 houses and, afterHabsburg conquest, in 1717, it had 64 houses.
DuringHabsburg administration, Opovo firstly was part of theBanat of Temeswar (until 1751) and then part of the HabsburgMilitary Frontier. In 1753, Opovo was recorded as ethnicSerb settlement. In the second half of the 18th century (in 1769),Germans andHungarians settled in Opovo. Serb elementary school in Opovo was opened in 1768, while German school was opened around 1773-4. Construction plan from 1776 predicted that 225Serb and 60Catholic houses would be built in the settlement. In 1782, settlement had population of 1,497 people. In the first half of the 19th century (1829–1831),Serbian Orthodox church ofSaint Nikolaj was built. In 1848-1849, Opovo was part of autonomousSerbian Vojvodina, but was returned under military administration in 1849. With the abolishment of Military Frontier inBanat (in 1873), Opovo was included intoTorontál County, which was part of the HabsburgKingdom of Hungary andAustria-Hungary. In 1885, new elementary school was elevated in the settlement.[4] In 1910,Serbs were in an absolute majority in Opovo, while other ethnic groups that lived in the settlement includedGermans,Croats andHungarians.[3]
In 1918, following the collapse ofAustria-Hungary, Opovo firstly became part of theKingdom of Serbia and then part of the newly formedKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed toYugoslavia). In 1918-1919 it was part of theBanat, Bačka and Baranja region. From 1918 to 1922 Opovo was part ofVeliki Bečkerek county, from 1922 to 1929 part ofBelgrade oblast, and from 1929 to 1941 part ofDanube Banovina. From 1941 to 1944, it was occupied byGerman Axis troops and was included in the German-administeredBanat region, which was part of Serbia. In 1944,SovietRed Army andYugoslav partisans expelled Axis troops from the region and Opovo was included intoAutonomous Province of Vojvodina within newsocialist Yugoslavia. Since 1945, Vojvodina is part of thePeople's Republic of Serbia. BeforeWorld War II, Opovo was part ofKovačica municipality and, after the war, part ofPančevo municipality. Later, separate municipality of Opovo was formed.
Opovo municipality includes the town of Opovo and the following villages:
Opovo is the largest settlement in the municipality.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1948 | 12,256 | — |
| 1953 | 12,305 | +0.08% |
| 1961 | 11,848 | −0.47% |
| 1971 | 11,515 | −0.28% |
| 1981 | 11,541 | +0.02% |
| 1991 | 11,384 | −0.14% |
| 2002 | 11,016 | −0.30% |
| 2011 | 10,440 | −0.59% |
| 2022 | 9,462 | −0.89% |
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According to the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality of Opovo was 10,440 inhabitants.
All settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. The ethnic composition of the Opovo municipality:
Wifi networkgreenlinks is non-profit wireless network originated in Opovo, member ofSrbija Wireless.
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