Markovac (Vršac)
Markovac ( Serbian Cyrillic Марковац, Romanian: Marcovăţ ) is a village in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, with about 330 inhabitants. Markovac is located in the municipality of Vršac, in the district of southern Banat (Serbian: Okrug South Banat ).
Location
The village is located about 10 km northeast of Vršac 156 m above sea level in the southeast of the Pannonian Plain. At the Romanian border in the east is about 2 km. 5 km southwest lies the monastery Mesic.
Population
The village has a Romanian majority, due to the boundary layer to Romania. Except for Romanians living in Markovac Serbs, Hungarians, Czechs, Croats, Slovenes and Roma. In 2002 Markovac had 329 inhabitants, while in 1991 there were 570 residents. The majority of the population is Christian Orthodox, but also Greek Catholic Christians live in Markovac. The village consists of 127 households.
History
Throughout history, the village Markovac had different names. In the 15th century it was called the village Markteleke. 1743 gets the place for the first time the name Markovac. In 1911, the place, the Hungarian name Márktelke. And in 1919 in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, its present name Markovac.
The village was part of the circle Caras -Severin. The district is located in the Banat region of Romania. At the time of Ottoman rule the village was abandoned. During the First Austrian Turkish war from 1526 / 27-1533, the place of Serbs and Romanians were resettled. 1734 Orthodox wooden church was built. 1751 was the village of 126 houses. In the same year the post office Markovac is described, which ranged according Oraviţa of Denta. During the Turkish War of 1788 the Romanian defender close Markovac, a peace with the Ottomans. The Turkish commander Abdulah Menis Mehmed Paşa sets the Romanians BATOS butane from Markovac, as a commander of 22 villages around Markovac. With the task to control the environment of Markovac in a peaceful manner. In addition, the Romanian commander should also recruit local farmers. The population was mainly active in the wine, so that in 1835 the then most prominent winemaker Franz Schams, the wines from Markovac praised. 1843, the estimated yield of wine in Markovac was 9000 liters. 1872, the Romanian Orthodox Church is built. Built in 1890 the Serbs next to the vicarage their Serbian Orthodox Church. 1897 Mihalo Cipic was the last Serbian priest in Markovac. After all Serbian citizens of Markovac to Romanians. Only later settled again Serbs in place.
Population in the past
1896 lived 1529 people in the village. In 1880 there were 1400 inhabitants. 1890, however, again in 1491 inhabitants. In 1900, 1527 people lived in Markovac. 1910 were 1438 inhabitants. In 1921, Markovac a population of 1323 inhabitants. Of these, 35 Serbs, 14 Slovaks, Romanians in 1209, 42 German and 23 Hungarian.