Starčevo

Starčevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Старчево) is a town located in the Pančevo municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 7,473 people (2011 census).

Starčevo
Старчево
Town
Serbian Orthodox church
Starčevo
Location of Starčevo within Serbia
Starčevo
Starčevo (Serbia)
Starčevo
Starčevo (Europe)
Coordinates: 44°48′26″N 20°42′17″E
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictSouth Banat District
Area
  Total62.07 km2 (23.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,473
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26232
Area code+381 13
Websitestarcevo.org.rs

The name of the town means "the place of the old man" in Serbian (starac, "elder"). The Neolithic Starčevo culture was named after the Starčevo site.

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