Torak (Žitište)
| Torak Торак Torac | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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The Romanian Orthodox Church in Mali Torak | |
  Torak Location of Torak within Serbia | |
 Torak Location of Torak within Vojvodina | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′19″N 20°36′14″E / 45.50528°N 20.60389°ECoordinates: 45°30′19″N 20°36′14″E / 45.50528°N 20.60389°E | |
| Country |
 Serbia |
| Province |
 Vojvodina |
| District | Central Banat |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Torak | 2,850 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 23232 |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)23 |
| Car plates | ZR |
Torak (Serbian Cyrillic: Торак; Romanian: Torac), formerly known as Begejci (Serbian Cyrillic: Бегејци), is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority (62.45%) and its population numbering 2,850 people (2002 census).
Name and Geography
Historically, the village was made from two parts - one named Mali Torak (Serbian Cyrillic: Мали Торак, Romanian: Toracu Mic, German: Kleintorak, Hungarian: Kis-Tárnok, "little Torak"), and another named Veliki Torak (Serbian Cyrillic: Велики Торак, Romanian: Toracul Mare , German: Großtorak, Hungarian: Nagy-Tárnok, "great Torak").
Historical population
- 1961: 5,198
- 1971: 4,817
- 1981: 4,289
- 1991: 3,700
Gallery
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The Romanian Orthodox church in Veliki Torak.
See also
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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