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Werschetz

Vršac
Град Вршац
City
City of Vršac
Panoramic view of Vršac
Panoramic view of Vršac
Coat of arms of Vršac
Coat of arms
Location of Vršac within Serbia
Location of Vršac within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°7′0″N 21°18′12″E / 45.11667°N 21.30333°E / 45.11667; 21.30333Coordinates: 45°7′0″N 21°18′12″E / 45.11667°N 21.30333°E / 45.11667; 21.30333
Country  Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District South Banat
City status March 2016 (2016-03)
Government
 • Mayor Branislava Vukajlović
Area
Area rank 4th
 • Area 1,324 km2 (511 sq mi)
Elevation 101 m (331 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Urban 35,701
 • Rank 30th
 • Metro 52,026
Demonym(s) VrščaniVrščanka (sr)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 26300
Area code(s) +381(0)13
Car plates
Website www.vrsac.com

Vršac (Serbian Cyrillic: Вршац pronounced [ʋr̩̂ʃat͡s]) is a city located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the city urban area has a population of 35,701, while the city administrative area has 52,026 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical region of Banat.

The name Vršac is of Serbian origin. It derived from the Slavic word vrh, meaning "summit". [2]

In Serbian, the city is known as Вршац or Vršac, in Romanian as Vârșeț, in Hungarian as Versec or Versecz, in German as Werschetz, and in Turkish as Virșac or Verşe.

There are traces of human settlement in this area from paleolithic and neolithic times. Remains from two types of neolithic cultures have been discovered in the area: an older one, known as the Starčevo culture, and a newer one, known as the Vinča culture. From the Bronze Age, there are traces of the Vatin culture and Vršac culture, while from the Iron Age, there are traces of the Hallstatt culture and La Tène culture (which is largely associated with the Celts).


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