Banatski Brestovac
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Banatski Brestovac Банатски Брестовац |
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 Banatski Brestovac
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| Coordinates: 44°43′37″N 20°48′26″E / 44.72694°N 20.80722°ECoordinates: 44°43′37″N 20°48′26″E / 44.72694°N 20.80722°E | ||
| Country | Serbia | |
| Province | Vojvodina | |
| District | South Banat | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Banatski Brestovac | 3,251 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)13 | |
| Car plates | PA | |
Banatski Brestovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Банатски Брестовац) is a village located in the Municipality of Pančevo, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serbian ethnic majority and its population numbers 3,251 people (2011 census).
The name of the village refers to the stands of elm trees which surrounded the village. The name of the village is of Serbian origin, and a legend about origin of the name claims that the village was first settled by Rascian people from the village of Brestovik located on the southern bank of the Danube.
In Serbian, the village is known as Banatski Brestovac, in Hungarian as Beresztóc (official name from 1898 to 1918) and in German as Brestowatz (official name Rustendorf from March 1943 to September 1944).
The village is located near the Ponjavica river at 44°43′37″N 20°48′26″E / 44.72694°N 20.80722°E, approximately 21 km SE of Pančevo, 37 km SE of Pančevo bridge to Belgrade and 26 km NW of Smederevo. Since 1995, there is a protected nature park Ponjavica south of the village.
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