Banatski Sokolac

Village in Vojvodina, Serbia
Banatski Sokolac
Банатски Соколац
Village (Selo)
45°15′00″N 21°04′00″E / 45.25000°N 21.06667°E / 45.25000; 21.06667
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictSouth Banat
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Banatski Sokolac366
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+381(0)13
Car plates

Banatski Sokolac (Serbian Cyrillic: Банатски Соколац) is a village located in the Plandište municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (91,80%) and its population numbered 271 at the 2011 census. Sokolac is the site of the annual Rockvillage festival held in the local school yard; for this occasion many former residents pay a visit.[citation needed]

A statue of Bob Marley was placed in the village in September 2008.[citation needed]

Historical population

  • 1961: 728
  • 1971: 622
  • 1981: 458
  • 1991: 369
  • 2002: 366
  • 2011: 271[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population 2011. pod2.stat.gov.rs" (PDF).
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

External links

  • Rockvillage
  • Bob Marley statue
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