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Remembering Our Danube Swabian Ancestors
     
 
The Frequently Named Village Names in Yugoslavia

by Peter Lang
Translation by Brad Schwebler

A useful reference for researching villages in the Batschka region.
It may not be all inclusive and I notice a few new names are missing.

    The village names in our old homeland have changed two or three times, especially after the war, at least in writing.  I give the names here, how we pronounce them and how they are officially written.

Altker: Hungarian Oker, Serbian Stari-Ker or Pasicevo

Altpasua: Serbian Stara Pazova, remains unchanged

Altsiwatz: Hungarian Oszivac, Serbian Stari-Vrbas

Altwerbaß: Hungarian Overbasz, Serbian Stari-Vrbas

Altbetsche: Hungarian Obecse, Serbian Stari-Becej

Banovci-neu und bei Schid: Serbian Novi-Banovci, Sidski Banovci

Bulkes: Hungarian Wekerlefalva, Serbian Bulkes, now

Betschmen: Serbian Becmen

Dobanovci: Serbian Dobanovci

Feketitsch: Serbian Feketic, Hungarian Bacs-Feketehegy

India: Serbian Indjija

Jankowzi: Serbian Jankovci

Jarek: Hungarian Tiszaistranfalva, Serbian Jarak

Katsch: (pronounced Kaatsch), Hungarian Katy, Serbian Kac

Kleinker: Hungarian Kisker, Serbian Mali-Ker or Pribicevicevo

Krtschedin: (pronounced Kertschetin), Serbian Krcedin

Kutzura: Hungarian Kucora, Serbian Kucura

Mariatheresiaopel: Hungarian Szabadka, Serbian Subotica, Großstadt

Neudorf: Serbian Novo-Selo

Neusatz: Hungarian Ujvidek, Serbian Novi-Sad

Neupasua: Serbian Nova Pazova

Neuschowe: Hungarian Ujsove, Serbian Novi-Sove

Peterwardein: Hungarian Petervarad, Serbian Petrovaradin, Schlactenort (slaughter place)

Putinzi: Serbian Putinci

Rudolfsgnad: Hungarian Rezsöhaza, Serbian Knicanin

Sassa: Sasse, Serbian Novi-Karlovci

Sekitsch: Hungarian Seghegy, Serbian Sekic, now Lovcenac

Semlin: Hungarian Zimony, Serbian Zemun, now Novi-Beograd

Sentivan: there are very many in the Batschka; Felsö-, Also’, Bacs-, Despot-, Sajkas-, and Kovil-.  The last two are identical.

Slankamen: (pronounced Schlangerment), Hungarian Zalankemeny, Serbian Slankamen, Schlachtenort (slaughter place)

Tschatschinzi: Serbian Cacinci

Tscherwenka: (pronounced Scherwinge), Hungarian Cservenka, Serbian Crvenka

Torschau: Hungarian Torzsa, Serbian Torza, now Savino-Selo

Werbaß Alt (old) and Neu (new): Hungarian Ujverbasz, Serbian Novi-Vrbas (pronounced Werbaß)

Zsablya: (pronounced Schawle), formerly Josefdorf, Hungarian Zsablya, Serbian Zabalj, on maps from 1450 to 1600 as Zeblia.

 
[Published at DVHH.org by Jody McKim Pharr, 2005]

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