Crepaja

Village in Vojvodina, Serbia
Crepaja
Црепаја
Village (Selo)
The Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church
45°00′20″N 20°38′05″E / 45.00556°N 20.63472°E / 45.00556; 20.63472
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictSouth Banat
Population
 (2002)
 • Crepaja3.866

Serbians - 4.700 Macedonians - 90

Hungarians - 65
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26213
Area code+381(0)13
Car platesPA
Idvor
Uzdin
Putnikovo
Samoš
Kovačica
Padina
Crepaja
Municipality
of Kovačica

Crepaja (Serbian Cyrillic: Црепаја, pronounced [t͡srɛ̌paja]) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province, about 18km north from Pančevo. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (88.15%) and its population numbering 3,866 people (2022 census).

The first church in Crepaja was established in 1776, while today's temple was built in 1822. Additions in the later half of the 19th century included three forged metal doors and the iconostasis by Jovan Popović.[1]

Historical population

  • 1961: 5,516
  • 1971: 5,289
  • 1981: 5,369
  • 1991: 5,128
  • 2002: 4,855
  • 2023: 3,786

References

  1. ^ "Црепаја". Српска Православна Епархија банатска (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

See also

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Cities, towns and villages in the South Banat District
PančevoAlibunarBela CrkvaVršacKovačicaKovinOpovoPlandište
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