Vatin (; ) is a village located in the municipality of Vršac, Serbia. A border crossing between Serbia and Romania is located in the village. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (53.2%) with a sizable Hungarian minority (26.8%) and its population numbers 128 inhabitants (2022 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Vatin (Ватин), in Hungarian as Versecvát, and in German as Wattin.

History

Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads were found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases.

Vatin circles

Just outside the village there are Vatin circles that were estimated to belong to the Vinča culture.

Historical population

• 1961: 553

• 1971: 489

• 1981: 417

• 1991: 316

• 2002: 250

• 2011: 239

• 2022: 128

See also

• List of places in Serbia

• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

Further reading

• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.