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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 itite ( (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 Jaka 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).
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