Sviloš

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Sviloš
Свилош (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
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Sviloš is located in Vojvodina
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Sviloš is located in Serbia
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Coordinates: 45°11′N 19°35′E / 45.183°N 19.583°E / 45.183; 19.583
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
DistrictSouth Bačka
MunicipalityBeočin
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
239
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sviloš (Serbian Cyrillic: Свилош) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Beočin municipality, in the Vojvodina province. Although, the village is geographically located in Syrmia, it is part of the South Bačka District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 239 people (2022 census).

History

Map of the Beočin municipality, showing the location of Sviloš

Following Ottoman retreat from the region, the Lordship of Ilok and Upper Syrmia was established, and the village became part of its domain.[1]

During the Axis occupation in World War II, 116 civilians were killed in Sviloš by fascists.

Historical population

  • 1961: 417
  • 1971: 419
  • 1981: 367
  • 1991: 347
  • 2002: 362
  • 2011: 291
  • 2022: 239

References

  1. Mažuran, Ive (1993). "Vlastelinstvo Ilok-gornji Srijem". In Vladimir Stipetić (ed.). Stanovništvo i vlastelinstva u Slavoniji 1736. godine i njihova ekonomska podloga (in Croatian). Osijek, Croatia: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: Institute for Scientific Work Osijek. pp. 129–167. ISBN 953-154-000-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  • Miloš Lukić, Putevima slobode - naselja opštine Beočin u ratu i revoluciji, Novi Sad, 1987.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

See also

45°11′N 19°35′E / 45.183°N 19.583°E / 45.183; 19.583