Kupinovo

Kupinovo Купиново, Ⰽⱆⱂⰻⱀⱁⰲⱁ (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Orthodox Church of Holy Spirit, Kupinovo
44°42′20.16″N 20°5′53″E / 44.7056000°N 20.09806°E / 44.7056000; 20.09806
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	Syrmia
Municipality	Pećinci
Area
• Total	84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi)
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,866
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kupinovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Купиново, Glagolitic script: Ⰽⱆⱂⰻⱀⱁⰲⱁ) is a village located in the municipality of Pećinci, Serbia. As of 2011 census, the village has 1,866 inhabitants.

It is near the famous biodiversity area, the Obedska bara. This contains several insects and other life forms unique to the area.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Kupinovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Купиново, Glagolitic script: Ⰽⱆⱂⰻⱀⱁⰲⱁ), formerly also Kupinik (Serbian Cyrillic: Купиник, Glagolitic script: Ⰽⱆⱂⱀⰻⰽ); in Croatian as Kupinovo; and in Hungarian as Kölpény or Kelpény. The name of the village derived from Serbian word "kupina" ("blackberry" in English).

History

In the Middle Ages, Kupinik was a notable city and was a residence of Serbian despots in Syrmia in the 15th and 16th century.

Demographics

As of 2011 census results, the village has 1,866 inhabitants.

Historical population

• 1961: 2,220
• 1971: 2,057
• 1981: 2,002
• 1991: 2,009
• 2002: 2,047
• 2011: 1,866

Notable residents

• Miki Đuričić, reality TV star

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

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

External links

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