Ravni Topolovac (; ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (88.09%) and its population numbering 1,352 people (2002 census).
Historical names Some sources say that the first mention of the village called Topolovac dating from the seventeenth century. As stated, it was a settlement with predominantly Serbian population. In the area around Bečkerek, Lugosi and Timișoara there were more settlements under this name. For Hungary maps relating to the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century we find several villages under this name. Thus, the name transferred to more moves in the Banat villages along the river Tamis (Secanj, Šarca, Catherine). After World War II, the new settlers were given by Catherine the name of the settlement flat Topolovac.
The village belongs to the area now called the Middle Banat (I swear district, Torontalska County, Bečkerečki district, Tamiš Banat, Timișoara Banat, Tamiš district, Central district) in north latitude 45° 26 'and east longitude 20° 35'. Altitude resorts and Atari flat Topolovac range of 79 to 1794–853 Katarinafeld (Katharinafeld) 1854–1864 Katarinenfeld(Katharinenfeld) 1864–1878 Katarinfeld (Katharinfeld) 1878–1918 Katalinfalva (Katarinfalva) 1918–1920 Katarina 1920–1922 Katarinovac 1922–1941 Katarina 1941–1944 Kathreinfeld 1944–1947 Katarina (Tolbuhinovo) 1947–1948 Topolovac 1948–1949 Banatski Topolovac 1949–today Ravni Topolovac
Historical population
1948: 2454 1953: 2086 1961: 2096 1971: 1817 1981: 1656 1991: 1445 2002: 1352
See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. Borisa Radovanovic, Ravni Topolovac, monografija naselja, SANU, Beograd 1991.