Kovačica, South Banat, Vojvodina Autonomous Province, Serbia
🇷🇸 Kovačica is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is widely known for its naïve art that the local residents make without any form of art school.
Geography The town of Kovačica is located 27 km from Pančevo and 43 km from Belgrade.
History The town was founded in the 18th century, but there are records of small settlements dating from 1458. In the middle of the 18th century, this area was recorded as wasteland. Settlement was founded in 1750 and was settled (in 1751–1752) by Serb soldiers from Potisje and Pomorišje, after military frontier in these regions was abolished. In 1767, Kovačica was included into German regiment of Banatian Military Frontier. First Slovaks came here from Ečka and Aradac (in 1783) and after them, Slovaks from Arvas, Trenčin and Bekeš county came here as well (in 1801). From the middle of the 19th century, Kovačica is a centre of municipality and cultural and social centre of Slovaks in Banat.
Settlements Kovačica municipality includes the town of Kovačica and the following villages: • Crepaja • Debeljača (Hungarian: Torontálvásárhely) • Idvor • Padina • Putnikovo • Samoš • Uzdin.
Europe/Belgrade/South_Banat
Kovačica has a population of over 25,274 people. Kovačica also forms part of the wider South Banat District which has a population of over 291,327 people. It is also a part of the larger Vojvodina Province. Kovačica is situated 27 km from Pančevo.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kovačica has links with:
🇸🇰 Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic 🇷🇴 Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Romania🇷🇺 Mikhaylovsk 45.14
🇫🇷 Brive-la-Gaillarde 45.157
🇷🇴 Râmnicu Vâlcea 45.1
🇫🇷 Tournon-sur-Rhône 45.066
🇫🇷 Le Puy-en-Velay 45.051
🇺🇸 Stillwater 45.05
🇷🇸 Mladenovac 20.7
🇸🇰 Spišská Nová Ves 20.567
🇷🇺 Kaliningrad 20.506
🇷🇸 Novi Pazar 20.5
🇷🇸 Gornji Milanovac 20.45
Locations Near: Kovačica 20.6167,45.1
🇷🇸 Pančevo 20.64,44.869 d: 25.7
🇷🇸 Zemun 20.418,44.839 d: 32.9
🇷🇸 Zrenjanin 20.404,45.366 d: 33.9
🇷🇸 Belgrade 20.449,44.787 d: 37.3
🇷🇸 New Belgrade 20.417,44.8 d: 36.9
🇷🇸 Novi Beograd 20.417,44.8 d: 36.9
🇷🇸 Čukarica 20.417,44.783 d: 38.6
Antipodal to: Kovačica -159.383,-45.1
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16982.3
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16817.2
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16426
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16347.5
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12793.7
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12690.2
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12674.5
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12671.2