Vatin

This article is about the village. For VATIN, see Value added tax identification number.
Vatin
Batin
Village

The main street and the Orthodox Church
Vatin

Location of Vatin within Serbia

Coordinates: 45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E / 45.23417°N 21.23944°E / 45.23417; 21.23944Coordinates: 45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E / 45.23417°N 21.23944°E / 45.23417; 21.23944
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District South Banat
Elevation 82 m (269 ft)
Population (2011)
  Vatin 239
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 26337
Area code(s) +381(0)13
Car plates
The Birth of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic church
The Moravica River near Vatin

Vatin (Serbian Cyrillic: Ватин) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Vršac municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (53.2%) with a seizable Hungarian minority (26.8%) and its population numbering 239 people (2011 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Vatin (Ватин), in Hungarian as Versecvát, and in German as Wattin.

History

Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads was found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases were found in Vatin.[1]

Area of Vatin culture

Historical population

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