Elemir

Elemir (Serbian Cyrillic: Елемир; Hungarian: Elemér) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the province of Vojvodina. In 2022 census the village has a population of 3,672 inhabitants.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Elemir or Елемир, in Hungarian as Elemér and in German as Elemer.

Geography

Lake Okanj is located near Elemir. Okanj is a part of the broader Important Bird and Biodiversity area "Okanj and Rusanda".

Demographics

In the 2011 census the village had a population of 4,338 inhabitants.

Historical population

1869: 4,359
1900: 4,749
1948: 4,656
1953: 4,757
1961: n/a
1971: 5,001
1981: 4,998
1991: 4,724
2002: 4,690
2011: 4,338
2022: 3,672

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the village (as of 2011 census):

Serbs = 4,158 (88.66%)
Romani = 181 (3.86%)
Hungarians = 93 (1.98%)
Yugoslavs = 54 (1.15%)
Croats = 24 (0.51%)
Others (3.84%)

Gallery

Kastel park in autumn
Orthodox church and primary school
Sunset near Elemir
European white stork