Banat-Brestowatz – Rustendorf (German) – Beresztócz (Hungarian) – Bresztovácztorontál – Bresztovacz (Hungarian) – Banatski Brestovac, Serbia (Official)
South Banat District Vojvodina – NE District of Serbia
See: The 3 Brestowatz Villages
Banat Village in the Pančevo municipality
Ortssippenbuch Banat-Brestowatz – Rustendorf; Ploschitz – Blauschütz 1766-1835, 1870-2000 / Adelhardt, Michael; Adelhardt, Elfriede, 2005; 388 pages. Order from: Michael und Elfriede Adelhardt, Veilchenstr. 18, 76131 Karlsruhe
Genealogical Records: Village name at FHL: Bresztovác/Banatski Brestovác; microfilm no. 0858408
Catholic Records: B. 1766-1835, M. 1766-1835, D. 1766-1835.
Location of a prisoner camp for Germans held by partisans during World War II.
In the year of 1717 Banatski Brestovac is mentioned for first time in an Latin document under name Praestowatz.
In the year 1763, there were 130 German families and 104 Serb families who existed in village together. In 1766 Catholic Church is erected (in 1945 it was demolished by communists). In that time, the population of the village numbered 12 families. In the year 1763, 130 German families are settled and also 104 Serb families existed in village in that time. The Serbs had their Orthodox Church & mill.
German Population:
| 1910 | 63.4% |
| 1921 | 69.5% |
| 1935 | 2,478 |
| 1991 | n/a |
| 2002 | n/a |
In 1766 a Catholic Church was erected (in 1945 it was demolished by communists). Today in its location is a community center.
Last updated: 05/06/2025