Crepaja

Crepaja (Serbian Cyrillic: Црепаја, pronounced [t͡srɛ̌paja]) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province, about 18km north from Pančevo. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (88.15%) and its population numbering 3,866 people (2022 census).

Crepaja Црепаја
Village (Selo)
The Orthodox Church
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Coordinates: 45°00′20″N 20°38′05″E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Banat
Municipality	Kovačica
Population  (2002)
• Crepaja	3.866 Serbians - 4.700 Macedonians - 90 Hungarians - 65
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26213
Area code	+381(0)13
Car plates	PA

Idvor

Uzdin

Putnikovo

Samoš

Kovačica

Padina

Debeljača

Crepaja

Municipality
of Kovačica

The first church in Crepaja was established in 1776, while today's temple was built in 1822. Additions in the later half of the 19th century included three forged metal doors and the iconostasis by Jovan Popović.^[1]

Historical population

• 1961: 5,516
• 1971: 5,289
• 1981: 5,369
• 1991: 5,128
• 2002: 4,855
• 2023: 3,786