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The town's name Pančevo is derived from an old Slavonic term meaning location of marsh.

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Pančevo

Serbia

Country
Serbia
Population
76.2K
Coordinates
44.87, 20.64
1160th most populous city in the world

Pančevo is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the shores of rivers Tamiš and Danube, in the southern part of Banat region. Since the 2022 census 115,454 people have been living in the Pančevo administrative area.

From the “Etymology” section

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In 1154, the region was described as an important mercantile place by the Arabic geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi.

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Pančevo

Serbia

Country
Serbia
Population
76.2K
Coordinates
44.87, 20.64
1160th most populous city in the world

Pančevo is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the shores of rivers Tamiš and Danube, in the southern part of Banat region. Since the 2022 census 115,454 people have been living in the Pančevo administrative area.

From the “History” section

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Pančevo has a humid subtropical climate, classified as Cfa in Köppen climate classification.

Pančevo
Serbia
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Pančevo

Serbia

Country
Serbia
Population
76.2K
Coordinates
44.87, 20.64
1160th most populous city in the world

Pančevo is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the shores of rivers Tamiš and Danube, in the southern part of Banat region. Since the 2022 census 115,454 people have been living in the Pančevo administrative area.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: Photographer not mentioned. Commissioned work of the city administration. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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The oldest cultural institution in Pančevo is the Serbian Church Choral Society, founded in 1838.

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Pančevo

Serbia

Country
Serbia
Population
76.2K
Coordinates
44.87, 20.64
1160th most populous city in the world

Pančevo is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the shores of rivers Tamiš and Danube, in the southern part of Banat region. Since the 2022 census 115,454 people have been living in the Pančevo administrative area.

From the “Culture” section

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Photo: Photographer not mentioned. Commissioned work of the city administration. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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The weekly newspaper Pančevac, founded in 1869, is one of the oldest still existing print media in Serbia.

Pančevo
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Pančevo

Serbia

Country
Serbia
Population
76.2K
Coordinates
44.87, 20.64
1160th most populous city in the world

Pančevo is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the shores of rivers Tamiš and Danube, in the southern part of Banat region. Since the 2022 census 115,454 people have been living in the Pančevo administrative area.

From the “Media” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Photographer not mentioned. Commissioned work of the city administration. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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