Großbetschkerek (German) – Groß-Betschkerek (German) – Grossbetschkerek (German) – Betschkerek (German) – Nagybecskerek (Hungarian) – Petrovgrad (Other) – Zrenjanin, Serbia (Official
Central Banat District – Vojvodina (the Serbian Banat)
Zrenjanin (Serbian) is a city and a municipality located in Serbia. It is situated in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia. In 2002, the city’s population was 79,773, while the Zrenjanin municipality had 132,051 inhabitants.
The city is located 50 km north of Belgrade on the river Bega
Zrenjanin is the largest city in the Serbian Banat, the third largest city in Vojvodina (after Novi Sad and Subotica) and the sixth largest city in Serbia.
Genealogical Records – Church records available at LDS:-
038 YU – Groß-Betschkerek: B. 1753-1815, M. 1753-1833, D 1753-1816
1870 – Railroad linking Großsanktnikolaus to Valkan and with another link to Großbetschkerek and Szegedin.
1896 – Telephone networks are introduced in Werschetz, Pantschowa & Großbetschkerek.
Article: South Western Banat “Wholesale Murder” Großbetschkerek
Historical Archive of Zrenjanin
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23000 ZRENJANIN
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Groß-Betschkerek Familienbüch by Marco Leitl & Rudolf Müller. The price is 115.00 €, plus packing and shipping costs. Contact Marco Letti to order Email: marco.leitl@web.de
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Municipality of Zrenjanin Archives www.arhivzrenjanin.org.rs/index2.htm
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Last updated: 06/16/2025