Čelarevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Челарево; Hungarian: Dunacséb) is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbers 5,423 people (2002 census).

Čelarevo
Dunacséb (Hungarian)
Čib
Чиб
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Čelarevo is located in Vojvodina
Čelarevo
Čelarevo
Čelarevo is located in Serbia
Čelarevo
Čelarevo
Čelarevo is located in Europe
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Čelarevo
Coordinates: 45°16′N 19°32′E / 45.267°N 19.533°E / 45.267; 19.533
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBačka (Podunavlje)
DistrictSouth Bačka
MunicipalityBačka Palanka
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Prior to 1946, the village was known as Čib (Serbian Cyrillic: Чиб), but was renamed Čelarevo in honour of Partisan commander and National Hero of Yugoslavia Zdravko Čelar (1917-1942).

Demographics edit

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

Historical population edit

  • 1961: 3,717
  • 1971: 4,073
  • 1981: 4,817
  • 1991: 5,011

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

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

45°16′N 19°32′E / 45.267°N 19.533°E / 45.267; 19.533