Lokve, Alibunar
Lokve
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 The Romanian Orthodox church | |
  Lokve Location of Lokve within Serbia  Lokve Lokve (Serbia)  Lokve Lokve (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 45°09′06″N 21°01′31″E / 45.15167°N 21.02528°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Municipality | .png){kind=small} Alibunar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Darian Tapalaga |
| Area | |
• Lokve | 1.1925 km2 (0.4604 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Lokve | 1,508 |
| • Density | 1,265/km2 (3,275/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26361 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | PA |
Lokve (Serbian Cyrillic: Локве, Romanian: Locve, Sân-Mihai or Simiai) is a village located in the Alibunar municipality, South Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 1,508 people (2022 census).[1]
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Lokve (Локве), in Romanian as Sân-Mihai or Simiai, and in Hungarian as Végszentmihály. The town name was changed from Saint Micheal when the town was invaded by the Nazi military forces during World War II.
Demographics
Historical population
- 1961: 4,243
- 1971: 3,826
- 1981: 3,511
- 1991: 2,450
- 2002: 2,002
- 2022: 1,508
Ethnic groups
According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
Notable people
- Lazăr Sfera (1909–1992), football player
See also
Sources
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u 2002, Stanovništvo 1, Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost - podaci po naseljima, Beograd, Februar 2003.
- Na temeljima gde je prvobitno bilo smešteno naselje pronađeni su praistorijski predmeti i jedan srebrni denar iz doba kralja Domicijana (51 - 96. pre n.e.). U ataru susednog sela Janošik pronađeni su temelji kuće iz doba Rimljana i kraljevski novac. Prilikom iskopa temelja Crkve u Alibunaru pronađen je novac sa amblemom Rima i natpisom Vibius, Tribarianus, Gallus.
References
Notes
- ^ "Ethnicity - Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Serbia 2022". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2025-12-05.