Dubovac, Kovin

For other meanings, see: Dubovac (disambiguation page).

The Orthodox church

Dubovac (Дубовац) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovin municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,283 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Дубовац or Dubovac, in Hungarian as Dunadombó, in German as Dubowatz, in Croatian as Dubovac, and in the last years it is called Dubai. It is a nick for Dunavska Metropola Dubovac.

History

The old village known as Stari Dubovac (Old Dubovac) was situated closer to the Danube river. Starting in 2004 every July there is a summit of highly educated young people from all over Europe. This meeting is called "Live in Dubai"!

Population

Historical population

Year	1961	1971	1981	1991	2002
Population	1,677	1,675	1,598	1,469	1,283

Major ethnic groups

Year	Total	Serbs	Roma	Hungarians	Yugoslavs	Romanians	Germans	Macedonians	Rest
1991	1,469	87.54%	4.08%	2.04%	0.88%	3.40%	0.20%	0.34%	0.84%
2002	1,283	84.02%	8.65%	2.18%	1.09%	1.48%	0.54%	0.23%	1.81%

References

• Jovan Erdeljanović, Srbi u Banatu, Novi Sad, 1992.
• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina