Padina lies in the middle of South Banat, at the border of Deliblato's shoal, on 52.75 km2, and in a southeast-northwest course. Geographical width of village is 45°7' N and 20°44' E. Altitude is between 105 and 120 meters above sea level (the church is on 111 m). Its name means slope or downhill. Padina covers 13% of Kovačica municipality, that is parting of the ways of roads to Belgrade, Zrenjanin, Novi Sad and Vršac.
System of valleys surrounding Padina has two directions, which cross on southern part called BAUK. Northern part is called Upper valley (Horná Dolina), and southern - Lower valley (Dolná Dolina).
Characteristic of Padina are large differences between summer and winter temperatures and low precipitation. July is the warmest month with average temperature about 22°C, and January is the coldest month with average about -1°C. Divergence between the lowest and the highest absolutely measured temperature is 70°C.
The highest precipitation is in May and June and also in November and December. It totals between 650 and 700 mm of rain per year.
The wind, which often blows from southeast is called "koshava". Košava blows from Montenegro for one to seven days (or even longer) with a speed of 100 km/h. It is most frequent in spring and autumn. Northern wind is dry, like koshava, but much colder. It comes in winter months and brings the coldest and driest weather.
Underground water is being found in depths about 30 meters. On deeper places water is more clear, and people are supplied from there. The soil in Padina is muddy.
Historyedit
Padina was first settled by Romanians and later by Serbs but these settlements were abandoned. The current village was founded in 1806 by Slovak immigrants. There were two waves of Slovak immigration, each containing 80 families. The second wave came two years after the foundation of the village by the first wave.
The settlement was initiated by Archduke Ludwig to strengthen the Military Border between Austrian and Ottoman Empires. The official name was related to the initiator - Ludwigsdorf in German or Lájosfalva in Hungarian (both meaning Ludwig's village). The inhabitants, however, kept calling it Padina.
In the beginning, the settlers had problem with drinkable water, as it is being found deep underground and the soil is unstable. The archduke promised them to build wells, which unfortunately took many years (until 1817) to fulfill. Thus in the first years of settlement, the settlers were depending on wells in Kovačica several kilometres away.
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padina, kovačica, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, padina, kovačica, news, newspapers, books, scholar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Padina Kovacica news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Padina Serbian Cyrillic Padina Slovak Padina is a village in Serbia in the municipality of Kovacica Majority of the population are Slovaks 96 78 Padina Padina Serbian Padina Slovak Village Selo The Slovak Evangelical church FlagCoat of armsPadinaLocation of Padina within SerbiaShow map of VojvodinaPadinaPadina Serbia Show map of SerbiaPadinaPadina Europe Show map of EuropeCoordinates 45 07 N 20 43 E 45 12 N 20 72 E 45 12 20 72CountrySerbiaProvinceVojvodinaDistrictSouth BanatElevation105 m 344 ft Population 2002 Padina5 760Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code26215Area code 381 0 13Car platesPA Idvor Uzdin Putnikovo Samos Kovacica Padina Debeljaca Crepaja Municipality of Kovacica Contents 1 Geography and climate 2 History 3 Name 4 Historical population 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography and climate editPadina lies in the middle of South Banat at the border of Deliblato s shoal on 52 75 km2 and in a southeast northwest course Geographical width of village is 45 7 N and 20 44 E Altitude is between 105 and 120 meters above sea level the church is on 111 m Its name means slope or downhill Padina covers 13 of Kovacica municipality that is parting of the ways of roads to Belgrade Zrenjanin Novi Sad and Vrsac System of valleys surrounding Padina has two directions which cross on southern part called BAUK Northern part is called Upper valley Horna Dolina and southern Lower valley Dolna Dolina Characteristic of Padina are large differences between summer and winter temperatures and low precipitation July is the warmest month with average temperature about 22 C and January is the coldest month with average about 1 C Divergence between the lowest and the highest absolutely measured temperature is 70 C The highest precipitation is in May and June and also in November and December It totals between 650 and 700 mm of rain per year The wind which often blows from southeast is called koshava Kosava blows from Montenegro for one to seven days or even longer with a speed of 100 km h It is most frequent in spring and autumn Northern wind is dry like koshava but much colder It comes in winter months and brings the coldest and driest weather Underground water is being found in depths about 30 meters On deeper places water is more clear and people are supplied from there The soil in Padina is muddy History editPadina was first settled by Romanians and later by Serbs but these settlements were abandoned The current village was founded in 1806 by Slovak immigrants There were two waves of Slovak immigration each containing 80 families The second wave came two years after the foundation of the village by the first wave The settlement was initiated by Archduke Ludwig to strengthen the Military Border between Austrian and Ottoman Empires The official name was related to the initiator Ludwigsdorf in German or Lajosfalva in Hungarian both meaning Ludwig s village The inhabitants however kept calling it Padina In the beginning the settlers had problem with drinkable water as it is being found deep underground and the soil is unstable The archduke promised them to build wells which unfortunately took many years until 1817 to fulfill Thus in the first years of settlement the settlers were depending on wells in Kovacica several kilometres away Name edit Padina is a Slavic word for slope Historical population edit1961 6 197 1971 6 362 1981 6 367 1991 6 076 2002 5 760 2011 5 531See also editList of places in Serbia List of cities towns and villages in VojvodinaReferences editSlobodan Curcic Broj stanovnika Vojvodine Novi Sad 1996 1 1 Archived 2009 02 02 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Padina Kovacica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Padina Kovacica amp oldid 1161619111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
