Aleksandrovo, Subotica

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Aleksandrovo

Aleksandrovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Александрово) is a neighborhood of Subotica, Serbia.

1 Name
2 History
3 Economy
4 Sports
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Name

It is most commonly known as Aleksandrovo or Šandor (Hungarian equivalent for Aleksandar), but it is also known as Novo Naselje.^{[citation needed]}

Croats call this part of Subotica Šandor, and the inhabitant of Šandor is called Šandorčanin.
In Hungarian, this part of Subotica is called Sándor.
In German sources this village was called Schandor.^[1]

[edit] History

There are traces of older settlements at this location dating from Bronze Age, time of the Sarmatians and Middle Ages. [1]

Aleksandrovo was founded in the 18th century or more exactly in 1786 by Serbs from Subotica. ^[2] In 1804, Aleksandrovo was officially proclaimed a village. In this time, most of its inhabitants were Serbs, while some Croats (from the group of Bunjevci) lived there as well. ^[3] Aleksandrovo was a separate municipality for one century until it was joined to Subotica (in 1904). ^[2]Serb Orthodox church in Aleksandrovo was built in 1818.

This village remembers a warm human act in the violent times of war and vendetta. In 1945., when local Germans were expulsed or sent into camps. Local Croats (with very few Serbs) stood against inhuman internation of German children, saying that a person younger than 16 can not be sent in internment camp, and they adopted those children and kept them as their own. ^[4] ^[5]

[edit] Economy

Aleksandrovo is home of several big companies, including Bratstvo (steel manufacturing), Subotička Mlekara (milk products), Fidelinka (grain and bread) and 29. Novembar (meat production).

[edit] Sports

There is an wrestling club named "Aleksandrovo" in the neighborhood. [2]

[edit] References

^ Ante Sekulić: Hrvatski bački mjestopisi, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1994., p. 130
^ ^a ^b (Serbian) OŠ Sv. Sava Istorija
^ (Serbian) Subotičke Tornjevi Subotice
^ (Croatian) Zvonik S. Beretić: Povijesni kutak
^ Der Donauschwabe, article by Hermine Ziwritsch–Binder, Aug 30, 1998