Vlajkovac

Vlajkovac (Влајковац, Romanian

Romanian language

Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...

 Vlaicovăţ) is a village

Village

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 in Serbia

Serbia

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. It is situated in the Vršac

Vršac

Vršac is a town and municipality located in Serbia. In 2002 the town's total population was 36,623, while Vršac municipality had 54,369 inhabitants. Vršac is located in the Banat region, in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. It is part of the South Banat District.-Name:The name Vršac is of Serbian...

 municipality

Municipality

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, in the South Banat District

South Banat District

South Banat District is a northeastern district of Serbia with the seat of the district in Pančevo. It borders Romania to the east. The district lies in the region of Banat, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina...

, Vojvodina

Vojvodina

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 province. The village has a Serb

Serbs

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 ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,178 people (2002 census).

History & Name

In Serbian

Serbian language

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, the village is known as Vlajkovac (Влајковац),in Romanian

Romanian language

Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...

 as Vlaicovăţ , in Hungarian

Hungarian language

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 as Temesvajkóc, and in German

German language

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as Wlajkowatz.

Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads was found in the village.

Population

• 1961: 1,855
• 1971: 1,530
• 1981: 1,356
• 1991: 1,328
• 2002: 1,178

The ethnic majority in Vlajkovac are Serbs, followed by Hungarians and Romanians.