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List Of Hungarian Communities In Vojvodina
The following is a list of List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, municipalities in Vojvodina province of Serbia, in which Hungarians in Vojvodina, ethnic Hungarians form majority or significant minority (i.e. make up over 5% of the total population), according to the 2011 census, ordered by their percentage of the local population. Hungarian people, Hungarians form 3.53% of Serbia's total population and 13% of Vojvodina, where most of them are living. Hungarians are present in the region since the Middle Ages and today they are largest minority in Vojvodina. The Hungarian language is one of the six official languages of the region. Novi Sad, although does not reach the 5% limit, is also listed as it has one of the largest numbers of Hungarians in one place in Vojvodina and is a regional cultural and educational center of Hungarians with the Hungarian language Novi Sad Theatre and the University of Novi Sad, that beside other minority departments hosts the Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 population figures from recent censuses: South Bačka District: West Bačka District: North Bačka District: North Banat District: Central Banat District: South Banat District: Syrmia District: The inhabited places of South Bačka District City of Novi Sad – Novi Sad Municipality Hamlets and suburbs: * Bangladeš (Бангладеш) * Kamenjar (Камењар) * Lipov Gaj (Липов Гај) * Nemanovci (Немановци) * Pejićevi Salaši (Пејићеви Салаши) City of Novi Sad – Petrovaradin Municipality Bač Municipality Hamlets and suburbs: * Labudnjača (Лабудњача) * Mali Bač (Мали Бач) * Živa (Жива) Bačka Palanka Municipality Bački Petrovac Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Kneževac
Novi Kneževac ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Кнежевац, ; hu, Törökkanizsa; german: Neu-Kanischa) is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 6,960, while the Novi Kneževac municipality has 11,269 inhabitants according to (2011 census). Name The Serbian name of the town originates in the Serbian word ''"knez"'' ''("prince" in English)'', and the full meaning of the name is ''"the prince's new place"'' in English. The city's name in various languages include Serbian: ''Novi Kneževac'' or Нови Кнежевац, hu, Törökkanizsa (), ro, Noul Cnezat, hr, Novi Kneževac, and german: Neu-Kanischa. The older Serbian names used for the town were ''Turska Kanjiža'' (Турска Кањижа), ''Mala Kanjiža'' (Мала Кањижа) and ''Nova Kanjiža'' (Нова Кањижа). The Serbian and Hungarian languages are officially used by the municipal authorities. History Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovin
Kovin (, hu, Kevevára) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 13,515, while the municipality has 33,722 inhabitants. In Romanian, the town is known as Cuvin, in Hungarian as Kevevára or (until 1899) Temeskubin, and in German as Kubin or Temeschkubin. In the past, the town was also known as Donji Kovin ("lower Kovin") in contrast to the town with same name in Hungary that was known in Serbian as '' Gornji Kovin'' ("upper Kovin") and in Hungarian as ''Ráckeve'' ("the Serb Kovin"). History The Dacian tribe of Albocenses dwelled in this area in the second century AD. There are remains of the ancient Roman fortress called '' Contra Margum'', opposite to the Margum, a fortress on the other side of the Danube. In the ninth and tenth centuries, this area was populated by Slavs and Romanians and Voivode Glad ruled over the region. Glad was defeated by the Hungarians, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovačica
Kovačica ( sr-cyrl, Ковачица, ; sk, Kovačica; hu, Antalfalva; ro, Covăcița) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 6,259, while Kovačica municipality has 25,274 inhabitants. It is widely known for its naïve art that the local residents make without any form of art school. Geography The town of Kovačica is located 27 km from Pančevo and 43 km from Belgrade. History The town was founded in the 18th century, but there are records of small settlements dating from 1458. In the middle of the 18th century, this area was recorded as wasteland. Settlement was founded in 1750 and was settled (in 1751–1752) by Serb soldiers from Potisje and Pomorišje, after military frontier in these regions was abolished. In 1767, Kovačica was included into German regiment of Banatian Military Frontier. First Slovaks came here from Ečka and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 76,511 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 123,362 inhabitants (2011 census data). The old name for Zrenjanin is Veliki Bečkerek or ''Nagybecskerek'' as it was known under Austria-Hungary up until 1918. Zrenjanin is the largest city in the Serbian part of the Banat geographical region, and the third largest city in Vojvodina (after Novi Sad and Subotica). The city was designated European city of sport. Name The city was named after Žarko Zrenjanin (1902–1942) in 1946 in honour and remembrance of his name. One of the leaders of the Vojvodina communist Partisans during World War II, he was imprisoned and released after being tortured by the Nazis for months, and later killed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apatin
Apatin ( sr-cyrl, Апатин, hu, Apatin, hr, Apatin) is a town and municipality located in the West Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, the population of the town is 17,411, while the municipality has 28,929 inhabitants. Name In Serbian, the town is known as ''Apatin'' (Апатин), while the same name is also used in German, Romanian, Croatian ( Šokac), and Hungarian. According to some claims, the name ''Apatin'' is derived from the old form ''Opaty'', by which the town was first mentioned in the 11th century. Geography The Municipality of Apatin is located on the left bank of the Danube river between the municipalities of Sombor (to the northeast) and Odžaci (to the southeast). Apatin is situated in the north-western part of the spacious plain in Bačka, on the left side of the Danube. It is in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. History The favourable geographic position, proximity to the Danube, and natural wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plandište
Plandište (, ; hu, Zichyfalva; german: Zichydorf) is a village and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 3,832, while Plandište municipality has 11,336 inhabitants. One of municipality's best known landmarks is Kapetanovo Castle, located in Stari Lec. Name In Serbian, the village is known as Пландиште or ''Plandište'', in Romanian as ''Plandiște'', in Hungarian as ''Zichyfalva'', in German as ''Zichydorf'' , and in mk, Пландиште. The name of the village derived from the word ''plandovati'' used in the local Serbian dialect, which in modern standard Serbian means ''odmarati'', and in English means ''to rest''. History World Politics running over Banat for centuries Banat as part of Pannonia was under Roman rule from 9 BC to the end of the fourth century. In the fifth century, the Huns razed the land. In the ninth century, the Hungarian empire started its r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sombor
Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; hu, Zombor; rue, Зомбор, Zombor) is a city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 47,623 (), while its administrative area (including neighboring villages) has 85,903 inhabitants. Name and etymology In Serbian, the city is known as ''Sombor'' (Сомбор), in Hungarian and German as ''Zombor'', in Croatian and Bunjevac as ''Sombor'', in Rusyn as ''Zombor'' (Зомбор), and in Turkish as ''Sonbor''. The older Hungarian name for the city was ''Czoborszentmihály''. The name originates from the Czobor family, who were the owners of this area in the 14th century. (The family name came from the Slavic name ''Cibor''.) The Serbian name for the city ''(Sombor)'' also came from the family name Czobor, and was first recorded in 1543, although the city was mentioned in historical documents under several more names, such as ''Samobor, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikinda
Kikinda ( sr-Cyrl, Кикинда, ; hu, Nagykikinda) is a city and the administrative center of the North Banat District in Serbia . The city urban area has 38,069 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 59,453 inhabitants. The city was founded in the 18th century. From 1774 to 1874 Kikinda was the seat of the District of Velika Kikinda, an autonomous administrative unit of Habsburg monarchy. In 1893 Kikinda was granted the status of a city. The city became part of the Kingdom of Serbia (and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) in 1918, and it lost the city status. The status was re-granted in 2016. In 1996, the well-preserved archaeological remnants of a half a million-year-old mammoth were excavated on the outer edge of the town area. The mammoth called "Kika" has become one of the symbols of the town. Today it is exhibited in the National Museum of Kikinda. Other attractions of the city are the Suvača – a unique horse-powered dry mill, the annual Pumpk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sečanj
Sečanj (, hu, Torontálszécsány) is a town located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town itself has a population of 2,373, while the Sečanj municipality has 13,267 inhabitants. Name "Sečanj" is a Slavic name for the first month in the calendar year. The Serbian Ekavian variant of this name was eventually replaced with the Latin-derived "Januar", while the Croatian Ijekavian variant "Siječanj" remains in use in Croatia. In Serbian and Croatian, the town is known as ''Sečanj'' (Сечањ), in Hungarian as ''Szécsány'' or ''Torontálszécsány'', in German as ''Setschan'' or ''Petersheim'', and in Romanian as ''Seceani''. Serbian, Hungarian, and Romanian language are officially used by municipal authorities. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality of Sečanj was 13,267 inhabitants. Ethnic composition The settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Sečanj, Banatska Dubica, Boka, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Crnja
Nova Crnja ( sr-Cyrl, Нова Црња; hu, Magyarcsernye, ; german: Neuzerne, ro, Cernea Ungurească) is a village and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 1,491, while the municipality has 10,272 inhabitants. Inhabited places Nova Crnja municipality includes the following villages: *Nova Crnja * Aleksandrovo * Vojvoda Stepa * Radojevo * Srpska Crnja * Toba (Hungarian: ''Tóba'') Although the village of Nova Crnja is a seat of municipality, the largest of these villages is Srpska Crnja. Before 1961, there was one more village in the municipality, which was abandoned because of groundwater. The name of the village was Molin. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality of Novi Crnja was 10,272 inhabitants. Ethnic groups ;Municipality The population of the Nova Crnja municipality is composed of: *Serbs (67.39%) *Hungarians (17.71%) *Romani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Bečej
Novi Bečej (, hu, Törökbecse) is a town and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 13,133, while Novi Bečej municipality has 23,925 inhabitants. Name Novi Bečej means "New Bečej". In the past it was known as ''Turski Bečej'' ( sr-cyrl, Турски Бечеј, "Turkish Bečej"), while the current town of Bečej, across the river Tisa (in the Bačka region) was in the past known as ''Stari Bečej'' (Serbian Cyrillic: , "Old Bečej"). There are several theories about town's name origin. The first one is that it derives from ''Castellum de Beche'', which was the name of the fort located near today's town center. The other theory is that the name was given after the family Wechey, which used rule the settlement and the land around modern-day Novi Bečej. The town was also known as ''Turski Bečej'' (Турски Бечеј). In 1919 it was renamed ''Novi Bečej'' (Нови Бече� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
