Surduk
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Surduk is a village in 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 Stara Pazova
Stara Pazova
Stara Pazova is a town and municipality in Srem District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 18,645, while Stara Pazova municipality has 67,576 inhabitants.-Name:...

 municipality, in the Srem District
Srem District
Syrmia or Srem District is a northwestern district of Serbia. It lies in the regions of Syrmia and Mačva, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 309,981...

, Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...

 province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,589 people (2002 census).

Name

Surduk derives its name from the Turkish word for the cliffs near the Danube river. In ancient times it was known as Rittium.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

  • Serbs = 1,463 (92.07%)
  • Roma = 61
  • Slovaks = 10
  • others (including Hungarians, Croats, etc).

See also

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