Stari Ledinci

Suburban settlement in Petrovaradin, South Bačka, Serbia

Stari Ledinci Стари Лединци (Serbian)
Suburban settlement
Scenic view of the village from a hilltop
Seal
45°12′39″N 19°48′13″E / 45.21083°N 19.80361°E / 45.21083; 19.80361
Country	Serbia
District	South Bačka
Municipality	Petrovaradin
Area ^[1]
• Total	11.08 km² (4.28 sq mi)
Population (2011)	934
Time zone	UTC+1
Area code	+ 381(0)21

Novi Sad

Petrovaradin

Budisava

Kać

Čenej

Kisač

Rumenka

Veternik

Futog

Begeč

Sremska
Kamenica

Stari
Ledinci

City of Novi Sad
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Municipality of
Novi Sad

Municipality of
Petrovaradin

Stari Ledinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Лединци) also known simply as Ledinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Лединци) is a suburban settlement of Petrovaradin, Novi Sad, Serbia.

Geography

The village is geographically located in Srem, but it is part of South Bačka District. There are two villages with this name: Stari Ledinci (Old Ledinci) and Novi Ledinci (New Ledinci). Today, the name "Ledinci" is officially used to designate Novi Ledinci, while other village is officially known as Stari Ledinci. Both villages are located in Petrovaradin municipality, on the brows of Fruška Gora mountain. Near the village of Stari Ledinci lies a Ledinci Lake, which is an important tourist destination.

History

The village was probably founded in the 13th century, during the administration of the Kingdom of Hungary . According to a record from 1372, the area near Ledinci was named "a Serb region", while according to the record from 1438, this territory was inhabited by "Schismatics" (Orthodox Christians).

According to the legend, the village of Ledinci was among the possessions of the Serbian despot Jovan Branković (1496–1502), who donated this village to the Rakovac Monastery. The ethnic Serb inhabitants of this part of Srem are also mentioned during the uprising of György Dózsa in 1514.

During the Ottoman rule, in the 17th century, a master of the village was Solak Mehmed-aga, an Ottoman spahija. Since the end of the 17th century, the village was under the administration of the Habsburg monarchy. The Habsburg authorities had problems with collecting taxes in the village, since, according to one tax report from the first half of the 18th century, the inhabitants of this region were Freie Ratzen ("free Serbs"), by the character very disobedient and defiant. They continually avoiding the contacts with the representatives of the authorities, thus it is very hard to deal with them".

Since 1918, the village was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. During the Second World War, the village was burned to the ground by the German fascists. After the war, the village was rebuilt, but on the new location, near the river Danube, and today this village is known as Novi Ledinci (New Ledinci). However, part of the population returned to the old location of the village, so the old village was rebuilt too, and today is known as Stari Ledinci (Old Ledinci).

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	233	—
1953	267	+14.6%
1961	338	+26.6%
1971	399	+18.0%
1981	570	+42.9%
1991	642	+12.6%
2001	823	+28.2%
2011	934	+13.5%
Source: Census ^[2]

Gallery

Ledinci Lake
Local community office and health station
Center of the village
Center of the village
Turkish well
Street in the village
Street in the village

References

^ "Насеља општине Петроварадин" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.