Crepaja (Serbian Cyrillic: Црепаја, pronounced [t͡srɛ̌paja]) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province, about 18km north from Pančevo. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (88.15%) and its population numbering 3,866 people (2022 census).
Crepaja
Црепаја | |
|---|---|
 The Orthodox Church | |
  Crepaja Location of Crepaja within Serbia  Crepaja Crepaja (Serbia)  Crepaja Crepaja (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′20″N 20°38′05″E / 45.00556°N 20.63472°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Municipality |  Kovačica |
| Population (2002) | |
• Crepaja | 3.866
Serbians - 4.700 Macedonians - 90 Hungarians - 65 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26213 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | PA |
The first church in Crepaja was established in 1776, while today's temple was built in 1822. Additions in the later half of the 19th century included three forged metal doors and the iconostasis by Jovan Popović.[1]
Historical population
edit- 1961: 5,516
- 1971: 5,289
- 1981: 5,369
- 1991: 5,128
- 2002: 4,855
- 2023: 3,786
References
edit- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
See also
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