Bukowitz (German) – Bukovica (Hungarian) – Bukovac, Serbia (Official)
South Banat District Vojvodina – NE District of Serbia
NOTE: There are also villages named Bukovac in central Serbia and in former Yugoslav republics.
Bukovac, village in Novi Sad City is in Serbia. It is situated in the Petrovaradin urban municipality (one of two municipalities of the City of Novi Sad), in the Vojvodina province.
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 village.
Bukovac was founded during the Ottoman rule in the 16th century by the Serb settlers. There is a Serbian Orthodox church from 1808 in the village. 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.
The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,595 (2002 census). Previous population counts: 1961: 1,329; 1971: 2,012; 1981: 2,641; 1991: 3,040. Village’s population was boosted throughout late 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s when settlers from Bosnia came to Vojvodina.
Additional Resources: Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
Last updated: 06/14/2025