Čerević

Čerević
Черевић
Village

The Orthodox church
Čerević
Coordinates: 45°13′N 19°40′E / 45.217°N 19.667°E / 45.217; 19.667
Country  Serbia
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Čerević (Serbian Cyrillic: Черевић) 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 numbers 2,826 people (2002 census).

Name

Map of the Beočin municipality, showing the location of Čerević

In Serbian the village is known as Čerević (Черевић), in Croatian as Čerević, and in Hungarian as Cserög.

History

During the Axis occupation in World War II, 87 civilians were killed in Čerević by fascists.

Historical population

References

See also

Coordinates: 45°13′N 19°40′E / 45.217°N 19.667°E / 45.217; 19.667

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