Vatin
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Vatin ( ; ) 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 numbers 128 inhabitants1 (2022 census).
Vatin ( ; ) 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 numbers 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.
Vatin circles
Just outside the village there are Vatin circles that were estimated to belong to the Vinča culture.
Historical population
1961: 553 1971: 489 1981: 417 1991: 316 2002: 250 2011: 239 2022: 128
See also
List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
Further reading
Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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