Banatsko Karađorđevo

Banatsko Karađorđevo (Банатско Карађорђево; Pálmajor) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The population of the village numbering 2,508 people (2002 census), of whom 2,398 (95.61%) are ethnic Serbs.

Name
It is named after Karađorđe, the leader of the First Serbian Uprising (the name means „the place of  Karađorđe in Banat“). In Hungarian, name Pálmajor is used for the village.

History
Banatsko Karađorđevo is one of the youngest settlements in Vojvodina. The construction of the settlement started in 1920 on the estate of Andrija Cekonjic, while first settlers arrived in 1921.

Historical population

 * 1961: 5,426
 * 1971: 6,673
 * 1981: 5,234
 * 1991: 4,342
 * 2002: 4,300