Nova Pazova Нова Пазова |
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The temporary Orthodox church.
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Coordinates: 44°57′N 20°13′E / 44.950°N 20.217°E | ||
Country | Serbia | |
Province | Vojvodina | |
District | Syrmia District | |
Municipality | Stara Pazova | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Nova Pazova (Serbian Cyrillic: Нова Пазова, pronounced [nɔ̂ʋaː pâzɔʋa]) is a settlement in Serbia. It is situated in the Stara Pazova municipality, in the region of Syrmia (Syrmia District), in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The settlement's population is currently 18,214 (2002 census), of which 17,421 are ethnic Serbs.
In Serbian, the settlement is known as Nova Pazova (Нова Пазова), in German as Neu-Pasua, in Croatian as Nova Pazova, and in Hungarian as Újpazova.
Nova Pazova was founded during Habsburg administration in 1791 in a marshy area and was populated by Evangelical Protestant German (Danube Swabian) settlers. The settlement grew from 51 initial settlers – including folk from Benningen, Marbach am Neckar, Schopfheim, Schorndorf, and Tübingen, in the Palatinate and Hesse, as well as Maglić in the Bačka.