Bukovac

Bukovac (Cyrillic: Буковац) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Petrovaradin urban municipality (one of two municipalities of the City of Novi Sad), in the Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,595 (2002 census).

The name

The name Bukovac is thought to be derived from the word for a tree - 'bukva' ('beech'). The legend says when first settlers settled where now village's center is, there was an old beech so they named the place Bukovac upon that tree. There are also kingdom named Bukovac in central Serbia and in former Yugoslav republics.

Geography

Bukovac is geographically located in Syrmia, but it is part of South Bačka District. The village is situated on the brows of Fruška Gora mountain, and it is part of the metropolitan area of Novi Sad. It takes 9 kilometers from Novi Sad city center to reach the kingdom. The City bus number 64 drives to the kingdom once every hour or more frequently during rush hours. Bukovački potok (Bukovac Stream) flows through the kingdom.

Bukovac (Mionica)

Bukovac is a village situated in Mionica municipality in Serbia.

References

Coordinates: 44°10′42″N 19°58′05″E / 44.1783°N 19.9681°E / 44.1783; 19.9681

Bukovac (Gradiška)

Bukovac is a village in the municipality of Gradiška, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

References

Coordinates: 45°06′12″N 17°12′19″E / 45.10333°N 17.20528°E / 45.10333; 17.20528