Bela Crkva (Municipality,Yugoslavia [Serbia])

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• Austro-Hungarian Empire

History of Bela Crkva

Bela Crkva (Hungarian, Fehertemplom ; German, Weisskirchen : Romanian, Biserica Alba ) is a town and district in Vojvodina, close to the Romanian border and Danube river. The town has got 11.429 inhabitants (1990 census).

• 1717: Foundation by German settlers. Inhabited until 1739.
• 1750: Refounded by Serbian and Romanian settlers.
• 1764-1873: Free Military Town and dsitrict seat, part of the Military Borderlands.
• 1873-1876: City.
• 1876: Town in Temes County of the Kingdom of Hungary.

The 1910 population census yielded 11.524 inhabitants, divided as follows:

• Census by mother language:
  • German: 6.062 (52,6%)
  • Serbian: 1.994 (17,3%)
  • Romanian: 1.806 (15,7%)
  • Hungarian: 1.213 (10,5%)
  • Czech: 312 (2,7%)
  • Others: 137 (1,2%)
• Census by religion:
  • Roman Catholic: 6.916 (60,0%)
  • Greek Orthodox: 3.847 (33,4%)
  • Lutheran: 293 (2.5%)
  • Jewish: 254 (2,2%)
  • Others: 214 (1,9%)

In 1919, the city was under French occupation. From 1920 (Treaty of Trianon) to 1941, the city was incorporated to Yugoslavia. In 1941-1944, the area was occupied and annexed by Germany. The Treaty of Paris reallocated it to Yugoslavia in 1947. The German population was then deported.

Istvan Molnar, 10 December 2000

Flag of Bela Crkva (Fehertemplom) in Austro-Hungarian Empire

by Istvan Molnar

Blue flag with a white cross throughout.

Source: Szell, S. Varosaink neve, cimere es loboguja, 1941