Beška

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Beška
Бешка (Serbian)
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Coordinates: 45°08′N20°04′E / 45.133°N 20.067°E / 45.133; 20.067
Country Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Province Flags of Vojvodina.svg  Vojvodina
Region Syrmia
District Srem
Municipality Indjija-grb.png Inđija
Population
 (2002)
  Total6,239
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Beška (Serbian Cyrillic : Бешка) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in the region of Syrmia (Syrmia District), in Inđija municipality. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population numbering 6,239 people (2002 census).

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History and Archeology

Roman tombs with rich decorative paintings dating back to the third or the fourth century were discovered in Beška. [1]

It was first mentioned in 1564. During Ottoman rule (16th-17th century) the village of Beška was populated by Serbs. During Habsburg rule, ethnic Germans settled there. Following World War II in Yugoslavia, the German population fled the village, while new inhabitants mostly from Croatia settled in the village in place of the Germans.

The archeological site of Kalakača includes findings of Early Bosut culture with traits of Gava culture dating to the 9th century BC. [2] The site is part of the Cultural Heritage of Serbia list, inscribed in 1995. [3]

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Historical population

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References

  1. Špehar, Olga Z. (2017). "Home for Eternity. A possible Interpretation of the Late Roman Tomb Paintings from Beška". Matica Srpska Journal for Fine Arts: 13.
  2. "HISTORICAL PICTURE OF DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY IRON AGE IN THE SERBIAN DANUBE BASIN" (PDF).
  3. "Споменици културе у Србији".

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