Rumenka


Rumenka is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 5,729 people.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Rumenka or Руменка, in Hungarian as Piros or Piross, and in Croatian as Rumenka.
The story about origin of the name of Rumenka claim that in the early years of existence of the village, the land contained many red flowers and when looked upon from a distance Rumenka looked like a red field. Therefore, it was named "Rumenka" in Serbian or "Piros" in Hungarian.

History and culture

It was first mentioned in 1237. During the Ottoman rule, in 1590, the population of the village numbered 20 houses. In this time, Rumenka was populated by Serbs. There is a Serbian Orthodox Church of Saints Peter and Paul that was built after 1849 uprising, because the old one dating way back was destroyed, a Reformate Church was built in 1836 and a Parish house in the village.

Historical population

Rumenka is located near the Danube-Tisa-Danube channel. Although Rumenka is located near Novi Sad, the largest city in Vojvodina, the main branch of industry in the village is farming.

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