Glogonj
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The original Settlers lived in cabins.
These settlers mostly hunters and fishermen, who became farmers.
During this period, some of the families in Glogonj, emigrated from old Serbia.
The Hungarian government needed soldiers at the borders (Austria/Hungary - Turkish Borders). In order to recruit new settlers, they were given many privileges. These recruits became border police.
This was the birth of the military border police.
There were about 240 soldiers at Pancevo-Opovo border station, which included Glogonj and Jabuka.
Residents of the village were also soldiers at this time. Payment for their service was given in land. They were allowed to use the land for farming, free of land-taxes. And they were given other privileges.


1586 - Glogonj was registered as a village for the first time
1660 - The deputy of Pecka Patriarchy listed 168 settlements in Banat, which included Glogonj.
1704 - The military border was formed which included Glogonj.
1716 - Glogonj is listed as having 15 houses
1717- Another source list Glogonj with 10 houses with Jabuka having 15 houses.
1723-25 - According to the Mercy's map - our village is desolated. It is identified as Glokansna.
1765 - The first school called "Trivial Schule" was mentioned.
Josif Panacek was the first teacher until 1777.
Teachers were guaranteed a home with a years salary of the 176 forints & 4 cubic of firewood.
1767 and become seat of the 4 soldiery German - Banat boundary regiment No.12. In Glogonj soldiery belongs Sefkerin, Borca & Ovca. The Military headquarters was a house which was used as a municipal house until 1910.
1768 may 09. - Glogonj visited emperor Jozef II. Emperor Joseph II was the eldest son of Maria Theresia queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and archduchess of Austria.
1771-72 The Serbian families of the village left because of cruel military control of the area.
1774 - German colonists began arriving. These colonists included people from Germany, Alsace Lorraine, Belgia, Italia, Spain, Moravia and Bohemia. The Banat Governor during this time was Mercy.
1775 - The first Catholic Church is built and the school is opened.
1779 - Glogonj now has 856 citizens.
1788 - In the end of September the village is attack by Turk's. They are robbed and their homes are burned. Those villagers that died were buried on the left coast of the river Tamis, at the south-west end of the village.
1790-91 - A cholera epidemic came to Glogonj, where many died.
1781 - Emperor Joseph II sends more Roman immigrants from Žitište ( (today known as Begej Sveti Djuradj). They were the first organized group of Romanians in Glogonj. There were also families from Ardeal, who were rebelling against the authorities at the time.
1794 - More Romanian families have immigrated from Sibiu, Romania.
At that time some Hungarian families immigrated from Magyar-Itebe & Hodnez'o'rasarhaly Hungary. Hungarian families integrated with the Germans.
1800 - More Romanian families immigrate from Klek & Iankaid (Jankov Most).
1806 - The Romanian Church is built, the first preacher was Isak Todorovic. (Until this time Romanians had to go to the church in Sefkerin).
1808 - The population of Glogonj is now 4/5 of Germans and 1/5 of Romanians.
1819 - The commander of the Glogonj station was Stevan Supljikac. In 1884 he became a Duke
1825 - In June there was a violent wind storm, which knocked down the tower on top of the catholic Church.
This year the municipal school opened. The first teacher was Johan Duptza.
1828 - Romanian municipal school opened. The first teacher was Jovan Popovic.
1839 -The Romanian church was given the land to build a new church.
1840 - The second Romanian church was built, where it stood until 1911.
1841 - St. Anna's Catholic Church was built, which it remains today.
1848 - Grasshoppers invaded village, which destroyed many fields.
In September the Serbian army from Crepaja village attacked Glogonj.
They demanded 8000 gulden & cattle from Glogoners. Many Glogoners obeyed their demands and the Serbian army left.
1863 - This year had an extremely long and cold winter followed by a very hot and dry summer. There was very little food for the animals to eat, so many died. Between the crops and the animals dying there was very little for the villagers to eat, so many starved to death. The goverment was forced to provide seeds for the next years crops.
The next years crops were much better.
1865 - There are now 728 Romanians living in Glogonj.
The Romanian school has 70 students, the teacher was Nicolae Vesianu until 1877, when Djordje Jakša becomes the new teacher.
1872 - The military border is abolished. Glogonj becomes a seat of canton for Jabuka, Kacarevo, Borca & Ovca. Unfortunately this is for a very brief period.
1873 The canton is abolished, Glogonj is merged with Pancevo canton.
- Because the military borders were abolished, the military medical corps were also gone (1872).
- Together with Sefkerin the first civilian medical facility was established, the first physician was Jozef Klajn.
- The first civilian post office was established and the first postman was Djordje Dragoj.
1876 - The "Trivial School" was abolished with the military borders. The Hungarian state school was founded.
1880 - Glogonj now has 2468 villagers.
1886 - On March 15 in Segedin, Hungary, with Hungarian goverment, bought the land around the river Tamis.
1890 - There are now 2911 villagers in Glogonj
1892 - The Romanian school has 169 students.
1889 - The volunteer fire brigade is established.
1901 - The library and casino are built.
1906 - The hunters association is founded.
1913-14 - A railroad overpass is built across Glogonj to Pancevo - Beckerek (Zrenjanin)
- The train station was at the entrance of the park, across the street from the primary school.
1918 - The " Veselia " is established, there are three sections: a mixt choir, a folklore group and a theatrical group.
1938 - The band is founded.
1940 - There are 3 bowling alleys in Glogonj, one for summer and two indoors - one is automatic. These bowling alleys are destroyed in 1946-47
- There are 3 soccer associations. One is Romanian called Yugoslavia, then Bratstvo and today Tehnodunav. The other two were German, GSK -The Glogonj Sports Club and "Aintraht".
1943 - The streets called JNA & Oslobodjenja and the road way to Pancevo-Zrenjanin are built of stone.
1944 - This is the end of WWII for some Glogoners. But for many the tragedy is just beginning, the German families are forced to leave Glogonj.
1945 -About 400 families begin a new colonization . The begin arriving in December and continue into the next year, most are from the Kumanovo area.
1957 - The electrical power lines are built for the first time for the entire village.
1967- 68 - The wheat mill is shut down and removed from Glogonj.
1973 - About 300 families join together to build the water system. Today the water pipes serve more than 1000 households.
1978 - All the streets are paved.
1992 - On April 2, there are 3473 citizens living in Glogonj.
1994 - By September 16, there are 3607 citizens.
1989 - 580 families join together with the village Jabuka to build the gas pipeline.
( The line goes from the crossroads for Kacarevo to Jabuka).
1996 - The last part of the gas pipelines are built (from Jabuka to Glogonj).