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Trešnjevac Трешњевац (Serbian) Oromhegyes (Hungarian)
Village (Selo)
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Coordinates: 45°58′28″N 19°59′06″E / 45.97444°N 19.98500°E / 45.97444; 19.98500
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	North Banat
Municipalities	Kanjiža
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population (2002)
• Trešnjevac	1,868
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24426
Area code	+381(0)24
Car plates	KA

Trešnjevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Трешњевац, Hungarian: Oromhegyes) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kanjiža municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (96.19%) and its population numbering 1,868 people (2002 census).

History

Human communities have lived in this area as early as in the Stone Age. The first written record about the settlement is from 1271. The record mention it under the name Fel-Adrian. Modern Trešnjevac was founded around the 1850s.

Historical population

1961: 2,357
1971: 2,304
1981: 2,135
1991: 2,028
2002: 1,868
2011: 1,763

Features

The inhabitants of the village are mostly farmers; sheep breeding is one of the characteristic features of Trešnjevac.

Politics

During the Bosnian War, the Zitzer Club (Zitzer Spiritual Republic) was an important gathering place for those, who resisted the ongoing war. The foreign media paid special attention to it.

Cultural life

Gazdag Ág, organized in Trešnjevac, is one of the most important folk events in the municipality. It is a competition between folk organizations. The aim of the event is to give platform to the rich cultural heritage of ethnic Hungarian villages in the region. The German Filmmakers Marc Haenecke and Michael Leuthner shot a feature-length documentary about the Zitzer Club, which was broadcast on German TV and was shown on several film festivals.

References

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

External links

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History of Trešnjevac (in Hungarian)

v t e Cities, towns and villages in the North Banat District
Kikinda	Banatska Topola Banatsko Veliko Selo Bašaid Iđoš Mokrin Nakovo Novi Kozarci Rusko Selo Sajan
Ada	Mol Obornjača Sterijino Utrine
Kanjiža	Adorjan Velebit Doline Vojvoda Zimonić Male Pijace Mali Pesak Martonoš Novo Selo Orom Totovo Selo Trešnjevac Horgoš
Novi Kneževac	Banatsko Aranđelovo Đala Majdan Podlokanj Rabe Siget Srpski Krstur Filić
Senta	Bogaraš Gornji Breg Kevi Tornjoš
Čoka	Banatski Monoštor Vrbica Jazovo Ostojićevo Padej Sanad Crna Bara
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