Vatin

Village in Vojvodina, Serbia

Vatin Ватин (Serbian) Versecvát (Hungarian)
Village (Selo)
The main street and the Orthodox Church
45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E / 45.23417°N 21.23944°E / 45.23417; 21.23944
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Banat
Area ^[2]
• Vatin	17.12 km² (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population (2022)^[3]
• Vatin	128^[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26337
Area code	+381(0)13
Car plates	VŠ

Vatin (Serbian Cyrillic: Ватин; Hungarian: Versecvát) is a village located in the municipality of Vršac, Serbia. A border crossing between Serbia and Romania is located in the village. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (53.2%) with a sizable Hungarian minority (26.8%) and its population numbering 128 inhabitants (2022 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Vatin (Ватин), in Hungarian as Versecvát, and in German as Wattin.

History

Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads were found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases were found in Vatin.^[4]

Vatin circles

Just outside the village there are Vatin circles that were estimated to belong to the Vinča culture.^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]

Historical population

1961: 553
1971: 489
1981: 417
1991: 316
2002: 250
2011: 239
2022: 128

References

^ "AGE AND SEX - Data by settlements" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
^ "Насеља општине Вршац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings: Ethnicity (data by municipalities and cities)" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. April 2023. ISBN 978-86-6161-228-2. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
^ "Función depuradora de los humedales I: una revisión bibliográfica sobre el papel de los macrófitos (Purification function of wetlands I: a bibliographic review on the role of macrophytes)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
^ "Mistični vršački krugovi: 1.500 godina stariji od Stounhendža! (VIDEO)".
^ "Vatinski krugovi stariji od Stounhendža?". 3 November 2020.
^ "Da li su vatinski krugovi kalendar iz mlađeg kamenog doba?". 30 June 2023.
^ "PRVI KALENDAR NASTAO U VRŠCU Koncentrični krugovi stari preko 1.500 godina najbolje svedoče o tome!".
^ "VATINSKI KRUGOVI STARIJI OD STOUNHENDŽA?: Nastanak i namena mističnih koncentričnih krugova u atarima dva sela još nisu naučno istraženi". 3 November 2020.