Čelarevo (; ) 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 numbers 5,423 people (2002 census).
Prior to 1946, the village was known as Čib (), but was renamed Čelarevo in honour of Partisan commander and National Hero of Yugoslavia Zdravko Čelar (1917-1942).
Demographics Ethnic groups (2002 census): Serbs = 4,396 Slovaks = 462 Hungarians = 138 Yugoslavs = 114 Croats = 62 Montenegrins = 22 Germans = 15 Ukrainians = 10 others.
Historical population
1961: 3,717 1971: 4,073 1981: 4,817 1991: 5,011
Sports Local football club ČSK Pivara spent four seasons in the second tier of Serbia and Montenegro.
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See also
FK Bačka Bačka Palanka Lav pivo Carlsberg Srbija FK ČSK Pivara List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.