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District Of Potisje
The District of Potisje ( sr , script=Latn, Potiski krunski dištrikt or ) was an administrative territorial entity of the Habsburg monarchy. It was formed in 1751 with headquarters in Stari Bečej, and existed for almost one century (until 1848). History Before the formation of the district, its territory was part of the Tisa- Moriš section of the Military Frontier and was mainly inhabited by ethnic Serbs. After the abolishment of this part of the Frontier, many Serbs left from the area and immigrated to Russian Empire (notably to New Serbia and Slavo-Serbia). Some of them also settled in Banat. The three privileges were given to the district in 1759, 1774, and 1800, and were published for those frontiersmen (Serbs) that did not emigrated to Russian Empire or Banat. The first privilege of the District defined its autonomous status, while the second one allowed to ethnic Hungarians to settle in the district. Serbs opposed this settling of Hungarians in Serb settlements and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Vojvodina
The Serbian Vojvodina ( sr, Српска Војводина / ) was a short-lived self-proclaimed Serbs, Serb autonomous province within the Austrian Empire during the Revolutions of 1848, which existed until 1849 when it was transformed into the new (official) Austrian province named Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar. Name In German language, German, it was known as . In Serbian language, Serbian is also known as (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: , german: Serbische Woiwodschaft, link=no; "Serbian Voivodeship"), (Serbian Cyrillic: ; "Serbian Vojvodovina"), and (Serbian Cyrillic: ; "Vojvodovina of Serbia"). History During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, 1848 Revolution, the Hungarians demanded independence from the Austrian Empire. However, they did not recognize the national rights of other nationalities which lived in the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary at that time. Therefore, the Serbs of Vojvodina took action to separate from the Kingdom of Hungary ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potisje
Potisje ( sr-cyr, Потисје) is the name of the Tisa river basin parts located in Serbia, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The river Tisa flow between Banat and Bačka regions. Municipalities in Potisje Municipalities in Bačka: *Kanjiža *Senta *Ada *Bečej *Žabalj *Titel Municipalities in Banat: *Novi Kneževac *Čoka *Kikinda *Novi Bečej *Zrenjanin History In the 1st century, ancient author Plinius used name ''Pathissus'' to describe a surroundings of the river Tisa. Because of the similarity of this name with modern Slavic name ''Potisje'' (meaning approximately "a land around river Tisa" in Slavic), which is a typical Slavic name used for surroundings of the rivers (like Podunavlje, Pomoravlje, etc.), name mentioned by Plinius might indicate an early Slavic presence in the area.Oleg Trubačov, Etnogeneza i kultura drevnih Slovena, Beograd, 2005. (page 50) Between 1702 and 1751, the western part of Potisje (in the region of Bačka) belonged to the Tisa- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šajkaška
Šajkaška (Шајкашка) is a historical region in northern Serbia. It is southeastern part of Bačka, located in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Territory of Šajkaška is divided among four municipalities: Titel, Žabalj, Novi Sad, and Srbobran. Historical center of Šajkaška is Titel. Name Name ''Šajkaška'' means "land of šajkaši". Šajkaši were a specific kind of Austrian army, which moved in narrow, long boats, known as " šajka". These military units have operated on the Danube, Tisa, Sava and Moriš rivers. In Hungarian, the region is known as ''Sajkásvidék'' and in German as ''Schajkaschka''. History After 1400, the majority of the people in Šajkaška were Serbs who had settled the area before or after the Ottoman conquered the Balkan lands to the south . Moving further north, they had become established at csepel Island where they founded Srpski Kovin (Raczkeve). After 1526 and the Battle of Mohacs, they moved to the northern Danube and to the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čurug
Čurug () is a village located in the municipality of Žabalj, Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 8,166 inhabitants (as of 2011 census). Name In Serbian language, Serbian, the village is known as Чуруг or ''Čurug'', in Croatian language, Croatian as ''Čurug'', and in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Csúrog''. Geography The village of Čurug is situated in the wide lowlands of the south-eastern part of the Bačka region, in the place where the river Tisza, Tisa creates its greatest meander down its flow. It is bordered by the settlements of Bačko Gradište (to the north), Kumane and Novi Bečej (northeast), Taraš (east), Gospođinci (south), Temerin (southwest), Nadalj (northwest), and Žabalj (south-southeast). The fact of it being settled in one of the highest parts of planes (82 m sea-level) is one of the main reasons the village always managed to avoid floods, and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovilj
Kovilj () is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,599 people (2002 census). Name In Serbian, the village is known as ''Kovilj'' or Ковиљ, in Croatian as ''Kovilj'', and in Hungarian as ''Kabol''. The Serbian name of the village derived from Serbian word "kovilj", which is a name for one sort of flower grass. Geography The village is divided into Gornji Kovilj (Upper Kovilj) and Donji Kovilj (Lower Kovilj), which were two separate settlements in the past, but today are parts of one single settlement. History In the 13th century, a settlement named ''Kabul'' was mentioned at this location. Other names used for the settlement in the past were ''Kaboli'' and ''Kobila'', hence it is presumed that name of the settlement derived from Slavic word "kobila" ("mare" in English). Kovilj is not far from the city of Novi Sad. Donji Kovilj was first mentioned in 1554, and Gornji Kovilj in 1702. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospođinci
Gospođinci (; hu, Boldogasszonyfalva) is a village in the municipality of Žabalj, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,896 (2002 census). Name Its name derived from the Serbian word "gospođa" ("lady" in English). In Serbian, the village is known as Госпођинци or ''Gospođinci'', in Croatian as ''Gospođinci'', in Hungarian as ''Boldogasszonyfalva'', and in German as ''Frauendorf''. The name of the settlement in Serbian is plural. Features This is a typical Vojvodinian village with its inhabitants mostly working in agriculture or in the capital of Vojvodina, Novi Sad. Most of the village streets are straight from one end to another with houses built one next to the other. As it is typical with most of the villages in Vojvodina, the houses, most of which were built before the 1980s, have only one floor and a big attic. Also the majority of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bačko Gradište
Bačko Gradište ( sr-Cyrl, Бачко Градиште, ; hu, Bácsföldvár, ; german: Feldwar in der Batschau) is a village located in the Bečej municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village is ethnically mixed and its population numbering 5,445 people (2002 census). Largest ethnic groups in the village are Hungarians (46.26%) and Serbs (44.39%). Linguistically the village has a Slavophonic plurality as Serbs, Yugoslavs, Croats, Montenegrins (ethnic group), Montenegrins and Muslims (South-Slavic ethnic group), ethnic Muslims collectively compose 49.35% of the population. In early 2007, the village was, among others, affected by the measles outbreak that attracted WHO attention. History Former Serbian name of this village was ''Feldvarac'' (Фелдварац). Historical sources from 1316 mentioned several settlements with name ''Feldvarac'', but it is not sure which one of those could be identified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turija (Srbobran)
Turija () is a village located in the Srbobran municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,562 people (2002 census). The village is famous because of the annual sausage festival known as Kobasicijada that is organized in Turija every year. Historical population *1961: 3,582 *1971: 3,242 *1981: 2,935 *1991: 2,615 See also *Kobasicijada *List of places in Serbia *List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia. List of largest cities and towns in Vojvodina List of urban settlements in Vojvodina List of all urban settlements (cities and towns) in Vojvodina with populati ... References *Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. External links Turija location map Places in Bačka South Bačka District Srbobran {{SouthBačkaRS- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srbobran
Srbobran ( sr, Србобран, ; hu, Szenttamás) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town is located on the north bank of the Danube-Tisa-Danube canal. The town has a population of 12,009, and the municipality of 16,317. The municipality of Srbobran encompasses of town of Srbobran, and two villages: Nadalj and Turija. Name In Serbian, the town is known as ''Srbobran'' (Србобран); in Hungarian as ''Szenttamás'' () or ''Szrbobran'' (formerly also ''Bács-Szenttamás''); in Rusyn (a Cyrillic-only language) as /Србобран/; in Slovak as ''Srbobran''; and in German as ''Thomasberg'' or ''Sankt Thomas''. The name ''Srbobran'' means Serb defender" in Serbian. Older Serbian name used for the town was ''Sentomaš'' (Сентомаш). History Archaeological records indicate that there has been human settlement in the territory of present-day Srbobran since prehistoric times. The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senta
Senta ( sr-cyrl, Сента, ; Hungarian: ''Zenta'', ; Romanian: ''Zenta'') is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the bank of the Tisa river in the geographical region of Bačka. The town has a population of 18,704, whilst the Senta municipality has 23,316 inhabitants (2011 census). History Archaeological finds indicate that the area around the modern settlement was populated from the prehistoric times. Neolithic and eneolithic societies settled in the vicinity of modern Senta thousands of years ago leaving credible traces of their presence. A Neolithic Tiszapolgár–Bodrogkeresztúr culture necropolis was found in Senta. The first historic population that might have lived in the area were most likely the Agathyrsi (6th century BC). With certainty we can claim that the inhabitants of the early "Senta" in the 6th century AD were Sarmatians, Slavs alike and Avars. Hungarian people inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bačko Petrovo Selo
Bačko Petrovo Selo ( sr-cyr, Бачко Петрово Село; Hungarian: ''Péterréve'', German: ''Batschko Petrovo Selo'') is a village located in the Bečej Municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 7,318 people (2002 census). Features The village is located on the right bank of the river Tisa. There are two monuments in the village in memory of the people who lost their lives in the Second World War. After World War II, Bačko Petrovo Selo developed into an economic hub, due to its thriving agricultural industry, however, it experiences an economic downturn nowadays. In the transition era that followed the fall of communism, and the Yugoslav Wars a large percentage of the population lost their jobs and many left the village in search for better opportunities elsewhere. Demographics Historical population *1961: 10,410 *1971: 9,645 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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