Kačarevo

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Kačarevo (Качарево) is a town in northern Serbia, situated in the municipality of Pančevo, South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 7,624 people (2002 census).

The town was originally named by German name Franzfeld, after the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I. In Serbian, it has been known as Francfeld (Францфелд), and in Hungarian as Francföld, Ferencfalva and Ferenchalom.

Since 1918, it has been known in Serbian as Kraljevićevo (Краљевићево) and Banatsko Kraljevićevo (Банатско Краљевићево). After Second World War, the settlement was re-named Kačarevo (Качарево) in honour of the national hero Svetozar Kačar.

The town is famous for its bacon festival known as "Slaninijada" ("slanina" is a Serbian word for "bacon"), which is organised by the Tourist Association of Kačarevo. The festival was organised for the first time in 1988 and runs on an annual basis during February.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kačarevo
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Coordinates:   44°58'0"N   20°41'59"E

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