Ada ( sr-cyr, Ада; hu, Ada) is a town and municipality located in the
North Banat District
The North Banat District ( sr, Севернобанатски округ, Severnobanatski okrug, ; hu, Észak-bánsági körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geograph ...
of the autonomous province of
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
,
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
. It is situated near the river
Tisa in the geographical region of
Bačka
Bačka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка, ) or Bácska () is a geographical and historical area within the Pannonian Plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east. It is divided between Serbia and Hunga ...
. The town has a population of 9,564, while the municipality has 16,991 inhabitants (2011 census), and a 75.04% Hungarian majority.
The municipality of Ada municipality includes the towns of Ada (the seat) and nearby
Mol, and the villages of
Utrine,
Obornjača and
Sterijino.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the total population of the Ada municipality was 16,991 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
All local communities in the municipality have a Hungarian majority.
The ethnic composition of the municipality is:
Jewish history
A Jewish community was founded in the city in 1790. Over the years,
pogroms, assaults and murders against them against the background of
anti-Semitism
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism.
Antis ...
were carried out.
The first
rabbi
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of the city was Rabbi Aharon Ackerman, followed by Rabbi Yaakov Heilbronn, who was murdered by rioters.
In 1880, 410 Jews lived in the community and in 1896 a
synagogue was established. In 1925, 470 Jews lived in the town.
In April 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the area and 60 Jews were murdered. Most of the community's Jews were later murdered in the Holocaust.
59 survivors immigrated to Israel in 1948 and in 1973 the synagogue was demolished by order of the Hungarian authorities.
Ada community
in JewishGen Communities Database
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
Notable people
* Mátyás Rákosi
Mátyás Rákosi (; born Mátyás Rosenfeld; 9 March 1892
– 5 February 1971) was a Hungarian communis ...
(1892–1971), Hungarian communist leader
* Arpad Sterbik (born 1979), Yugoslav and Spanish handball goalkeeper
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Ada is twinned with:
* Újbuda
Újbuda (lit. ''New Buda'') is the 11th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest XI. kerület), Hungary. It is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s, Újbuda's present territory was a field south of th ...
, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
* Makó, Hungary
* Inárcs, Hungary
* Nemesnádudvar
Nemesnádudvar (german: Nadwar, hr, Dudvar or ) is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary.
The parish of Nádudvar was founded in 1739, separating from parish Hajós. Until 1724, there were Croats living in this parish, when archbishop Csák ...
, Hungary
* Joseni
Joseni ( hu, Gyergyóalfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: , meaning "Lower Village in Gyergyó") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is composed of three villa ...
, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
See also
*List of places in Serbia
This is the list of populated places in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), as recorded by the 2002 census, sorted alphabetically by municipalities. Settlements denoted as " urban" (towns and cities) are marked bold. Population for every settlement is gi ...
*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 ...
*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 tota ...
References
* Taksony (Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
)
External links
Official website
History of Ada
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Places in Bačka
Populated places in North Banat District
Municipalities and cities of Vojvodina
Hungarian communities in Serbia
Towns in Serbia