Ravno Selo


Ravno Selo is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Vrbas, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,478 people.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Ravno Selo, in German as Alt-Schowe, and in Hungarian as Ósóvé. Other Serbian names used for the village are: Ravno, Stare Šove, and Šove.

History

The village was first recorded in the end of the 15th century. During Ottoman rule, the village of Šove was populated by Serbs. In 1786, Germans settled in the village as well. In 1820, population of Šove numbered 2,598 inhabitants, of whom 1,643 were Serbs. In 1893, the population of the village numbered 2,136 inhabitants, including 1,436 Serbs, 653 Germans, 15 Hungarians, and 32 others. After World War II, as a consequence of the war events, the German population fled from the village.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)