Stara Pazova
Stara Pazova is a town and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 18,602, while Stara Pazova municipality has 65,792 inhabitants. The entrance into town from Novi Sad lies on 45th parallel north, it is half-way between the North pole and the equator.
Name
In Serbian, the town is known as Stara Pazova, formerly also Pazova ; in Slovak as Stará Pazova; in German as Alt-Pasua, Alt-Pazua or Pazua; and in Hungarian as Ópazova.History
During the Ottoman administration, Pazova was populated by ethnic Serbs and was part of the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia. In 1718, the town became part of the Habsburg Monarchy. In the 18th century Lutheran Slovaks settled in Pazova, and in 1791 Germans arrived here as well. The Germans lived in a separate settlement known as Nova Pazova, thus the old settlement was named Stara Pazova. Until the second half of the 20th century, Slovaks were largest ethnic group in the town of Stara Pazova, while largest ethnic group in the surrounding municipality were Serbs.For most part of the Habsburg rule, Stara Pazova was part of the Habsburg Military Frontier, while in 1848-1849 it was part of Serbian Vojvodina. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Stara Pazova was a district centre in the Syrmia County. According to the 1910 census, the population of the Stara Pazova municipality numbered 46,430 inhabitants, of whom 24,262 spoke Serbian, 9,348 German, 5,779 Slovak, and 5,670 Croatian. The town itself had a Slovak majority in 1910.
After 1918, the town was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and subsequent South Slavic states. According to the 1971 census, 56% of the population of the town of Stara Pazova were Slovaks. Today, the largest ethnic group in both the town and the municipality, are Serbs.
Inhabited places
Stara Pazova municipality includes the town of Stara Pazova and the following settlements:- Belegiš
- Vojka
- Golubinci
- Krnješevci
- Nova Pazova
- Novi Banovci
- Stari Banovci
- Surduk
Demographics
Ethnic groups
All settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. The ethnic composition of the municipality:| Ethnic group | Population | % |
| Serbs | 54,516 | 82.86% |
| Slovaks | 5,212 | 7.92% |
| Croats | 1,336 | 2.03% |
| Romani | 1,193 | 1.81% |
| Yugoslavs | 206 | 0.31% |
| Montenegrins | 122 | 0.19% |
| Macedonians | 179 | 0.27% |
| Hungarians | 131 | 0.20% |
| Muslims | 83 | 0.13% |
| Russians | 52 | 0.08% |
| Ukrainians | 47 | 0.07% |
| Slovenes | 27 | 0.04% |
| Germans | 27 | 0.04% |
| Gorani | 21 | 0.03% |
| Bosniaks | 17 | 0.03% |
| Bulgarians | 12 | 0.02% |
| Others | 2,611 | 3.97% |
| Total | 65,792 |
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity :| Activity | Total |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 297 |
| Mining and quarrying | 13 |
| Manufacturing | 7,474 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 94 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 281 |
| Construction | 939 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,548 |
| Transportation and storage | 2,311 |
| Accommodation and food services | 593 |
| Information and communication | 165 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 145 |
| Real estate activities | 63 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 548 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 1,325 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 583 |
| Education | 796 |
| Human health and social work activities | 811 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 238 |
| Other service activities | 320 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 404 |
| Total | 22,950 |
Gallery
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Stara Pazova is twinned with:- Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina