Vatin
| Vatin Batin | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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The main street and the Orthodox Church | |
  Vatin Location of Vatin within Serbia | |
 Vatin Location of Vatin within Vojvodina | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E / 45.23417°N 21.23944°ECoordinates: 45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E / 45.23417°N 21.23944°E | |
| Country |
 Serbia |
| Province |
 Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Vatin | 239 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 26337 |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | VŠ |
The Birth of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic church
The Moravica River near Vatin
Vatin (Serbian Cyrillic: Ватин) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Vršac municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (53.2%) with a seizable Hungarian minority (26.8%) and its population numbering 239 people (2011 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 was found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases were found in Vatin.[1]
Area of Vatin culture
Historical population
- 1961: 553
- 1971: 489
- 1981: 417
- 1991: 316
- 2002: 250
- 2011: 239
See also
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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