Country Serbia Population 3,936 Area code(s) + 381(0)21 Municipality Petrovaradin | District South Bačka Time zone UTC+1 Local time Monday 11:51 AM | |
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Bukovac (Cyrillic: Буковац) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Petrovaradin urban municipality (one of two municipalities of the City of Novi Sad), in the Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,936 (2011 census).
Contents
- Map of Bukovac Serbia
- The name
- Geography
- History culture and education
- Historical population
- Famous people
- References
Map of Bukovac, Serbia
The name
The name Bukovac is thought to be derived from bukva ('beech'). The legend says that when the first settlers settled where now village's center is, there was an old beech so they named the place Bukovac upon that tree.
Geography
The village is situated on the foothils of Fruška Gora mountain, and it is part of the metropolitan area of Novi Sad Around 9 kilometers from Novi Sad city center. Bukovački potok (Bukovac Stream) flows through Bukovac.
History, culture and education
Illyrian tumuli and necropolis have been unearthed in Bukovac, which was founded during the Ottoman rule in the 16th century by Serb settlers.
There is a Serbian Orthodox church dating from 1808. There is one elementary school (grades 1-8) and kindergarten.