Rusko Selo, North Banat District, Vojvodina Autonomous Province, Serbia
🇷🇸 Rusko Selo (Руско Село; Torontáloroszi) is a village in north-eastern Serbia, located within the Kikinda municipality, North Banat District, Vojvodina.
Name In Serbian the village is known as Rusko Selo (Руско Село), meaning "Russian Village". In German it is known as Ruskodorf, and in Hungarian as Kisorosz or Torontáloroszi.
History In the Middle Ages, the settlement was known as Oroszi. During Ottoman times, it was populated by Serbs. In 1718, it was incorporated into the Habsburg province of Banat of Temeswar, at which time it was known in Serbian as Mali Orosin. In 1723–25, the place was uninhabited. It was repopulated in 1767 by German colonists, while Hungarian colonists were settled in the village in 1776. In the 19th century, Romanians settled in the village as well. After World War I, a new settlement known as Kolonija or Čarnojevićevo was built near the old village. After World War II, Serb refugees from Bosnia settled in the village.
Culture • Serbian Orthodox church of the Ascension of Holy Madonna, built in 1797 • Roman Catholic church of St. Peter and Paul, built between 1802 and 1832 • Čarnojević family mausoleum.
Demographics The village has a Serb ethnic majority and ethnic groups in the village were: Serbs 56.49%, Hungarians 35.48%, Yugoslavs, Roma, Montenegrins, Croats, Ukrainians, etc.
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Rusko Selo has a population of over 2,811 people. Rusko Selo also forms part of the wider Kikinda municipality which has a population of over 32,084 people. It is also a part of the larger North Banat District. Rusko Selo is situated near Kikinda.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Rusko Selo has links with:
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🇨🇦 Terrebonne 45.692
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🇸🇰 Spišská Nová Ves 20.567
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🇷🇸 Novi Pazar 20.5
🇷🇸 Gornji Milanovac 20.45
Locations Near: Rusko Selo 20.5667,45.75
🇷🇸 Kikinda 20.464,45.833 d: 12.2
🇷🇸 Zrenjanin 20.404,45.366 d: 44.6
🇷🇴 Timișoara 21.217,45.75 d: 50.4
🇭🇺 Szeged 20.154,46.253 d: 64.3
🇭🇺 Hódmezővásárhely 20.318,46.413 d: 76.2
🇭🇺 Orosháza 20.667,46.567 d: 91.1
🇷🇸 Pančevo 20.64,44.869 d: 98.1
Antipodal to: Rusko Selo -159.433,-45.75
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16924.1
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16747.8
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16359.7
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16282.1
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12721.4
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12617.8
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12602.1
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12598.8