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Bela Crkva ( Serbian Cyrillic : Бела Црква , pronounced [bɛ̂ːlaː tsr̩̂ːkv̞a] ; German : Weißkirchen ; Hungarian : Fehértemplom ; Romanian : Biserica Albă ) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina , Serbia . The town has a population of 7,456, while the Bela Crkva municipality has 14,451 inhabitants (2022 census).

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18-780: White Church may refer to: Places [ edit ] Slavic language equivalents [ edit ] Bela Crkva , town and municipality in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina , Serbia Bila Tserkva , city in Kyiv Oblast , Ukraine Bila Tserkva, Zakarpattia Oblast , Ukraine Bijela Crkva , village in Montenegro Churches [ edit ] White Church, Bucharest , Romania White Church, Iași , Romania Biserica Albă Postăvari (lit. White Church Postăvari) - part of

36-552: Is Dobričevo . The settlement with Czech ethnic majority is Češko Selo . The ethnic composition of the municipality (as of 2011 census): Serbian Vojvodina The Serbian Vojvodina ( Serbian : Српска Војводина , romanized :  Srpska Vojvodina ) was a short-lived self-proclaimed Serb autonomous province within the Austrian Empire during the Revolutions of 1848 , which existed until 1849 when it

54-844: The 1848 Revolution , the Hungarians demanded independence from the Austrian Empire. However, they did not recognize the national rights of other nationalities which lived in the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary at that time. Therefore, the Serbs of Vojvodina took action to separate from the Kingdom of Hungary (which was at that time part of Habsburg Austria). An assembly was convened in Sremski Karlovci lasting from May 13 to 15, 1848, where Serb representatives demanded

72-511: The Mihai Vodă Monastery , Romania White Church, Karan , Serbia White Church, Cainhoy , South Carolina, United States St Peter's Church, Warmsworth , Doncaster, England See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing White Church Whitechurch (disambiguation) Whitchurch (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

90-868: The Romanian nationality. The metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci , Josif Rajačić , was elected for patriarch , while Stevan Šupljikac for the first duke ( voivod ). A National committee was formed as the new government of Serbian Vojvodina . Instead of the old feudal regime, a new regime was formed based on the national boards with the Head Serbian National Board presiding. By 1840 data, Serbs formed relative majority of 49.1% in Vojvodina (compared to absolute majority of 51.1% in 1828). Besides Serbs, these areas were also populated by some other ethnic groups such as Hungarians, Germans, Romanians and Croats. The new Hungarian government responded to

108-605: The 1920s, it was a center of Russian emigration in Yugoslavia. Between 1918 and 1945 Bela Crkva was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . From 1945 until 1992 it was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . From 1992-2006 it was part of Serbia and Montenegro . Since 2006 it has been part of the independent republic of Serbia. Bela Crkva municipality includes the town of Bela Crkva and

126-705: The Habsburg army and helped in crushing the revolution in Hungary. With the help of Imperial Russia , the forces of reaction smothered the revolution in the summer of 1849, defeating Hungarian national movement in the Habsburg monarchy. After the defeat of the Hungarian revolution, by a decision of the Austrian emperor , in November 1849, an Austrian crownland known as Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar

144-623: The Serb political actions by using force. On June 12, 1848, a war between Serbs and Hungarians began. Austria took the side of the Kingdom of Hungary at first, while Serbs were aided by volunteers from the Principality of Serbia . A consequence of this war was the growth of conservative factions on both sides. In early 1849, when the Austrian army lost battle to the Hungarian hussars , the feudal and clerical circles of Vojvodina formed an alliance with Austria. Serb troops from Vojvodina then joined

162-765: The Serbian Vojvodina was essentially the Austrian Habsburg imperial arms, with the coat of arms of the Serbs ( Serbian cross , with four Cyrillic letters "S", on the chest of a black eagle). The bearer of the Serbian arms was the Austrian black eagle, instead of the Serbian white one, in order to show the fidelity of the newly established Voivodship to the Imperial Court in Vienna. The coat of arms

180-537: The addition of Vojvodina to Serbia and the restoration of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć . Serbs declared the constitution of the Serbian Vojvodina (Serbian Duchy) which included the regions of Srem (Syrmia), Bačka (Batschka), Banat , and Baranja (Branau). They also formed a political alliance with the Kingdom of Croatia "based on freedom and perfect equality". They also recognized

198-770: The area. The town was founded in 1717 when this region was included into the Habsburg monarchy . It was part of the Banatian Military Frontier of the Monarchy and, since 1774, was a seat of the Illyrian (Serbian) section of the Banatian Frontier. Briefly, in 1787–1788, the town was controlled by the Ottomans. In 1848–1849, the town was part of autonomous Serbian Vojvodina , but in 1849 it

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216-432: The following villages: According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Bela Crkva had 17,367 inhabitants. Settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Bela Crkva, Banatska Palanka , Banatska Subotica , Vračev Gaj , Dupljaja , Jasenovo , Kajtasovo , Kaluđerovo , Kruščica , Kusić , and Crvena Crkva . The settlement with Romanian ethnic majority is Grebenac . The settlement with Hungarian ethnic majority

234-669: The outskirts of the town are a popular summer tourist destination. The name of the town Bela Crkva means "white church" in English . In Romanian , the town is known as Biserica Albă (formerly Albești), in German as Weißkirchen , in Hungarian as Fehértemplom (formerly Fejéregyház ), and in Turkish as Aktabya . Neolithic findings of ceramics and burial with Greek-style pots dating to late fifth century BCE have been found in

252-475: The title White Church . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Church&oldid=1179851298 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bela Crkva Bela Crkva lakes at

270-482: Was again placed under military administration. With the abolishment of the Military Frontier, the town was included into Temes county of the Kingdom of Hungary , one of two autonomous parts of Austria-Hungary . The town was also a seat of the district since 1867. According to the 1910 census, the town itself was mainly populated by Germans with a group of French , but its surrounding municipal area

288-440: Was formed as the successor of Serbian Vojvodina. However, Serbs were not fully satisfied with the new voivodeship, which was more ethnically mixed and included ethnic Romanian eastern parts of Banat, but excluded some areas with Serb majority. The first capital of Serbian Vojvodina was in Sremski Karlovci . It was later moved to Zemun , Veliki Bečkerek (today known as Zrenjanin), and Temišvar (Timișoara). The coat of arms of

306-460: Was mainly populated by Serbs . Census recorded 11,524 citizens in the town, of whom 6,062 spoke German language, 1,994 Serbian, 1,806 Romanian, and 1,213 Hungarian. The municipal area numbered 36,831 inhabitants, of whom 20,987 spoke Serbian , 8,234 Romanian , and 4,791 German . The total population of the town and its municipal area counted together was 48,355, of whom 22,981 spoke Serbian, 10,853 German, 10,040 Romanian, and 2,122 Hungarian . In

324-665: Was transformed into the new (official) Austrian province named Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar . The Serbian Vojvodina gave its name to the present Vojvodina autonomous region in Serbia. In German , it was known as Serbische Woiwodina . In Serbian is also known as Srpsko Vojvodstvo ( Serbian Cyrillic : Српско Војводство , German: Serbische Woiwodschaft ; "Serbian Voivodeship"), Srpska Vojvodovina (Serbian Cyrillic: Српска Војводовина ; "Serbian Vojvodovina"), and Vojvodovina Srbija (Serbian Cyrillic: Војводовина Србија ; "Vojvodovina of Serbia"). During

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