Donji Tavankut

Donji Tavankut (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Таванкут), also known simply as Tavankut (Таванкут), is a village located some 16 km west of Subotica, Serbia. It is located in the Subotica municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

Donji Tavankut

Доњи Таванкут (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Donji Tavankut
Coordinates: 46.0478°N 19.4908°E / 46.0478; 19.4908
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Donji Tavankut or Доњи Таванкут, in Croatian as Donji Tavankut, in Bunjevac as Donji Tavankut, and in Hungarian as Alsótavankút.

Population

1991

According to the 1991 Census, Donji Tavankut had a population of 2,710 inhabitants, including:

2002

According to the 2002 Census, Donji Tavankut has a population of 2,631 inhabitants, including:

Historical population
  • 1981: 2,719
  • 1991: 2,710
  • 2002: 2,631

Geography

Tavankut includes several relatively separate smaller communities ("kraj"), such as Čikerija (or Čekerija), Sajc (or Nemirna ravnica), Vuković Kraj, Marinkić Kraj, Zlatni Kraj, Skenderovo, Dikanovac, Kaponja (or Kapunja).

Features

It has two railway stations (Donji Tavankut and Skenderovo) on the railroad from Subotica to Sombor (and further to Bezdan, Apatin or Erdut). It also has a primary school (”Matija Gubec”), and football (soccer) club OFK Tavankut. The main pubs/cafés in Tavankut are: Tango, Teens, Jugoslavija (closed down), and Tri muve.

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See also

References
    • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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