Čelarevo

Čelarevo (Челарево; Dunacséb) is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbers 5,423 people (2002 census).

Prior to 1946, the village was known as Čib (Чиб), but was renamed Čelarevo in honour of Partisan commander and National Hero of Yugoslavia Zdravko Čelar (1917-1942).

Demographics
Ethnic groups (2002 census):
 * Serbs = 4,396
 * Slovaks = 462
 * Hungarians = 138
 * Yugoslavs = 114
 * Croats = 62
 * Montenegrins = 22
 * Germans = 15
 * Ukrainians = 10
 * others.

Historical population

 * 1961: 3,717
 * 1971: 4,073
 * 1981: 4,817
 * 1991: 5,011