Surduk

Surduk Сурдук (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
The Orthodox church of St.Nicholas
45°05′N 20°19′E / 45.083°N 20.317°E / 45.083; 20.317
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
Region	Syrmia
District	Srem
Municipality	Stara Pazova
Area
• Total	134 sq mi (346 km2)
Elevation	358 ft (109 m)
Population  (2002)
• Total	1,589
• Density	1,190/sq mi (459/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	(+381) 022

Surduk (Serbian Cyrillic: Сурдук) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Stara Pazova municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,589 people (2002 census).

Name

Surduk derives its name from the Turkish word for the cliffs near the Danube river. In ancient times it was known as Rittium. In Serbian it is known as Surduk, and in Hungarian as Szurdok.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Serbs = 1,463 (92.07%)
• Roma = 61
• Slovaks = 10
• Greek = 1
• others (including Hungarians, Croats, etc.).

Historical population

• 1961: 1,782
• 1971: 1,467
• 1981: 1,332
• 1991: 1,253

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

External links

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