1 , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 4 , 1 8 3 ▁inhabitants , ▁while ▁the ▁city ▁administrative ▁area ▁has ▁ 7 5 , 3 3 4 ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁Name ▁In ▁Ser bian , ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Po ž are v ac ▁( По жа ре ва ц ), ▁in ▁Roman ian ▁as ▁P oj are va ţ , ▁in ▁Turkish ▁as ▁Pas ar of ça , ▁in ▁German ▁as ▁Pass ar ow itz , ▁and ▁in ▁Hung arian ▁as ▁Poz s are vá c . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁means ▁" fire - town " ▁in ▁Ser bian ▁( In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁word ▁" fire " ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁a ▁dis aster ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁An cient ▁times ▁ ▁In ▁ancient ▁times , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁Th ra ci ans , ▁Da ci ans , ▁and ▁Cel ts . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁city ▁at ▁this ▁local ity ▁known ▁as ▁Marg us ▁in ▁Latin ▁after ▁the ▁Roman ▁con quest ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁century ▁BC . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 4 3 5 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Marg us , ▁under ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁treat y ▁between ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Hun ▁leaders ▁Att ila ▁and ▁B led a . ▁▁ ▁One ▁pre text ▁for ▁the ▁Hun ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 4 4 2 ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Marg us ▁had ▁crossed ▁the ▁Dan ube