Novo Miloševo () is a village located in the Novi Bečej municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb majority (76.09%) with an ethnic Hungarian minority (14.57%). Its population is 6,763 people as of the 2002 census.

Name The village was formed after the Second World War when former villages of Beodra and Dragutinovo were joined into one single village known as Novo Miloševo. Before 1918, Dragutinovo was known as Karlovo.

History

The former village of Beodra was first mentioned in 1331. It was established at present-day location from 1742–53, and was settled by Serbs from Potisje and Pomorišje. The village of Karlovo was established in 1751 by former Serb frontiersmen. In 1918, the name of the village was changed from Karlovo to Dragutinovo, after Dragutin Ristić, a colonel in the Serbian army, whose unit occupied the village. In 1946, Dragutinovo and Beodra were joined into one single village known as Novo Miloševo, after Miloš Popov Klima, a noted Partisan who was born in Dragutinovo.

Culture Cultural monuments in Novo Miloševo include:

Karačonji Castle built in 1842-46 Saint Magdalena Catholic Church built in 1838-41 Serbian Orthodox Church of St Archangel built in 1842 Iconostasis in the Serbian Orthodox Church of St Stefan from 1778 Cultural event Dani Teodora Pavlovića was established in 2000, in honor of the prominent writer and editor from Novo Miloševo. It has been held annually since then, with corresponding literary awards.

Historical population

1961: 9,276 1971: 8,548 1981: 7,805 1991: 7,308 2002: 6,763

People Teodor Pavlović, writer and editor Ranko Žeravica, Yugoslav and Serbian basketball coach Mikhail Rodzianko, Russian politician.

See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

External links Novo Miloševo - Official Internet Presentation Novo Miloševo - Website by a private enthusiast The Karačonji (Karácsonyi) Castle - Article in Serbian

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