Torda, Žitište

Torda
Торда (Serbian)
Torontáltorda (Hungarian)
Saint John of Nepomuk Catholic Church
Torda
Location of Torda within Serbia
Torda
Torda (Serbia)
Torda
Torda (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°35′05″N 20°27′16″E / 45.58472°N 20.45444°E / 45.58472; 20.45444
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictCentral Banat
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Torda
1,771
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23214
Area code+381(0)23
Car platesZR

Torda (Serbian Cyrillic: Торда; Hungarian: Torontáltorda or Torda) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (86.56%) and its population numbering 1,771 people (2002 census). The village was settled in 1789 by the Pejačević family.

Geography

The surrounding villages include: Banatsko Karađorđevo, Čestereg, Banatski Dvor, Melenci, Bašaid, etc.

Historical population

  • 1961: 3,803
  • 1971: 3,345
  • 1981: 2,697
  • 1991: 2,183

See also

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  • József Dobai, Torda Krónikája, Novi Sad, 2012