Jamena
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Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is situated in the municipality of Šid
Šid
Šid is a town and municipality in the Srem District of Vojvodina, Serbia. Šid town has a population of 16,301, and Šid municipality 38,921.-Name:...
. Jamena has a population of 1,130 (2002 census), but it is declining. Most of the inhabitants of the village are ethnic Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
. It is the only place in Serbia that borders Croatia and Bosnia and Hercegovina (Republika Srpska).
History
The history of the village dates back to RomanAncient Rome
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times as a military outpost on the river Sava (Savus River) against the Illyrians
Illyrians
The Illyrians were a group of tribes who inhabited part of the western Balkans in antiquity and the south-eastern coasts of the Italian peninsula...
. The village has been destroyed and resurrected many times in its history. During World War II
World War II
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in 1943, Jamena was burned to the ground by the Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n Nazi collaborators - the Ustashe. 2500 civilians were brutally murdered in a two-day rampage; there is a monument to the victims in the center of Jamena. The area and the surrounding forests where the scene of Partisan guerilla activity during WWII, there is a monument to the fighters on the side of the road heading towards Jamena near the army barracks. Since 1945, Jamena has flourished as a wealthy agricultural village on the outskirts of Serbia (Vojvodina).
When Yugoslavia broke apart in 1991, Jamena lost its direct road to Morović
Morovic
Morović is a village in northwestern Serbia in the Šid municipality, Srem District, autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a population of 2,164 people , mainly of Serbian origin.-History:...
and the rest of Serbia, because the only roads from the village go to Račinovci and Strošinci which are in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. During the Yugoslav wars (1991–1995), the village was practically isolated from the rest of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. The natality rate has been falling steadily and the village has rapidly declined in population. It was bombed in 1999 by Nato forces who killed one civilian. In the last few years, the population has steadied because of the people from abroad who have been working for years in Western Europe and who started building new homes in the village.
Demographics & Historical population
- 1961: 1,586
- 1971: 1,771
- 1981: 1,577
- 1991: 1,399
- 2002: 1,130
- 2005: 1,240
Ethnicity
- Serb 1055 ----- 93,36%
- Croat 32 ---- 2,83%
- Yugoslav 5 ---- 0,44%
- Rusyn 3 ---- 0,26%
- Hungarian 2---- 0,17%
- Montenegrin 1---- 0,08%
- Russian 1 ---- 0,08%
- Muslim 1 ---- 0,08%
- Macedonian 1 ---- 0,08%
- Unknown 8 ---- 0,70%
Traffic
The village has a border crossing over the Sava riverSava River
The Sava is a river in Southeast Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube river at Belgrade. Counting from Zelenci, the source of Sava Dolinka, it is long and drains of surface area. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia, along the northern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and through Serbia....
by ferry into Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
(Republika Srpska) where some locals commute everyday to work in the Bijeljina
Bijeljina
Bijeljina is a city and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city is the second largest in the Republika Srpska entity after Banja Luka and fifth largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is situated on the flat rich plains of Semberija...
area. It also borders Croatia, and there was a campaign to re-open the border with Croatia with the village of Strošinci in 2007, but nothing came of it, much to the dismay of residents from both sides of the border.
There is a bus service that runs twice daily, in the morning and late afternoon, to the nearby town of Šid, from which people can travel to all major destinations in Serbia and neighbouring countries. Plans are under way to build a bridge over the river Sava to Bosnia and Hercegovina, construction should start in early 2008. To reach Jamena there is only one road from Morovic
Morovic
Morović is a village in northwestern Serbia in the Šid municipality, Srem District, autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a population of 2,164 people , mainly of Serbian origin.-History:...
which cuts through the forest and runs for approximately 20 km.
Sport and hunting
The football team plays under the name of FK Graničar JamenaFK Granicar Jamena
FK Graničar Jamena is a Serbian football team from the town of Jamena, which is located in the municipality of Srem in the state of Vojvodina.It currently competes in the Šid League were it has been playing for the last few years after being relegated from the Sremska league. The ground holds about...
("graničar" means "frontiermen" in Serbian) and was formed in 1930. It currently competes in the Šid league, the club colors are red and white. Its ground has seating and shelter for about 300 spectators as well as standing areas. Every summer there is a mini pitch football tournament on the local courts in the village center. Other clubs include the "Sava" hunting club due to the large amount of game in the surrounding forests; game include deer, wild boar and pheasants. It shares the same forest often referred to as Tito's hunting ground with Morovic
Morovic
Morović is a village in northwestern Serbia in the Šid municipality, Srem District, autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a population of 2,164 people , mainly of Serbian origin.-History:...
. The area is also well known as a fishing area due to its close proximity to the Sava river as well as the Bosut river. There is also a ramp for launching boats on the Sava river in Jamena. As the village is located next to the Sava river there is a dedicated area for swimmers and bathers along the bank of the river about 200 meters upstream from the ferry crossing to Bosnia.
Economy and features
The village is largely agricultural as the soil around Jamena is very fertile, the main crops being corn, soy, wheat. The main stock breed and sold out of the village are hogs which are generally sold to large wholesalers for retail sale. The village contains 4 bars and 4 general stores as well as a local post office and a medical, dental and veterinary clinic.See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
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