a separate Habsburg crown land. It was part of the Batschka-Torontal District (1849-1850) and Großbetschkerek District (1850-1860) within the voivodeship. After the abolishment of the voivodeship in 1860, the village was again included into Torontal County. In 1910 census, majority of village inhabitants spoke the Serbian language. In 1918, the village firstly became part of the Banat Republic, then (as part of the Banat, Bačka and Baranja region) part of the Kingdom of Serbia, and finally part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). In 1918-1919, the village was part of the Banat, Bačka and Baranja region and also (from 1918 to 1922) part of the Veliki Bečkerek district. From 1922 to 1929, the village was part of the Belgrade Oblast and from 1929 to 1941 part of the Danube Banovina. From 1941 to 1944, the village was part of German-occupied Serbia and was included into the autonomous region of Banat, which was governed by its German minority. Since 1944, the village is part of autonomous Yugoslav Vojvodina, which (from 1945) was part of new socialist Serbia within Yugoslavia. Historical population 1961: 2,415 1971: 2,201 1981: 1,794 1991: 1,552 See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina References Further reading Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. External links Populated places in Serbian Banat Populated places in North Banat District Novi Kneževac