Obrovac, Serbia


Obrovac is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,177 people.

Name

Name Obrovac is of Serbian origin. Germans and Hungarians also used modified versions of this Serbian name: Obrowatz or Boróc, previously Obrovácz.

History

established it in 1308. It was destroyed by Ottomans in 1526, after The Battle of Mohács. Growth of the village starts at the end of the 16th century. During the Ottoman rule, Obrovac was mostly populated by ethnic Serbs.
In 1698, people who left Metković settled in Obrovac. In 1757, Orthodox church and school were built. In 1786, 138 Serb families lived in the village. At the same time, many German people came here from Bavaria. In 1825, Catholic church and school for German children were built. In 1904, 1,985 Germans and 1,072 Serbs lived in Obrovac. Today, village has many cultural and sports manifestations.

Historical population