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Zrenjanin

Also known as Bečkerek

Zrenjanin is a city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 67,129 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 105,722 inhabitants (2022 census data). The old name for Zrenjanin is Veliki Bečkerek or Nagybecskerek as it was known under Austria-Hungary up until 1918. After World War I and the liberation of Veliki Bečkerek the new name of the city was Petrovgrad, in honor of His Majesty King Peter I the Great Liberator, the King of Serbia and the King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

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Zrenjanin is a city in Serbia's Vojvodina province that serves as the administrative center of the Central Banat District, with a population of over 105,000 residents in its administrative area. The city was renamed Zrenjanin in the 20th century after being known as Veliki Bečkerek during Austro-Hungarian rule and briefly as Petrovgrad following World War I.

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Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_name2: Central Banat
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_party: SNS
Settlement.leader_name: Simo Salapura
Settlement.established_title: Settled by Roxolani
Settlement.established_date: 3rd century AD
Settlement.established_title1: Founded
Settlement.established_date1: 10 July 1326
Settlement.established_title2: City status
Settlement.established_date2: 6 June 1769
Settlement.area_blank1_title: Urban
Settlement.name: Zrenjanin
Settlement.native_name_lang: sr
Settlement.official_name: City of Zrenjanin
Settlement.image_flag: Zastava Zrenjanina.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Grb Grada Zrenjanina.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Serbia#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 290

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Name
History
Prehistory
Middle Ages
Ottoman period
Habsburg and Austrian period (1718–1914)
World War I and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Second World War and SFR Yugoslavia
After 1991
Geography
Inhabited places
Neighbourhoods in Zrenjanin
Climate
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Urbanization
Religion
Economy
Transportation
Culture
Main sights
In popular culture
Tourism
Sports
Notable residents
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
Notes
References
External links

Zrenjanin is the second largest city in the Serbian part of the Banat geographical region, and the 4th largest city in Vojvodina (after Novi Sad, Subotica and Pančevo). The city was designated European City of Sport 2021.

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