Bačko Dobro Polje (; ) is a village in

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, in the Autonomous Province of

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. It is located in the

South Bačka District The South Bačka District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the southern part of Bačka and northern part of Syrmia. According to the 2022 census, the South Bačka District has a population of 607,178 inhabitants. The ...

. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Vrbas. The village population numbering 3,929 people (2002 census) has a Serb ethnic majority. It was mostly constructed by settlers from

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in the early 1950s.

Ethnic groups

1971

According to the 1971 census, ethnic

Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...

comprised 55.39% of population of the village.

2002

In 2002 census, 2,246 (57.17%) inhabitants of the village declared themselves as

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and 1,500 (38.18%) as Montenegrins.

Historical population

*1961: 3,922 *1971: 3,622 *1981: 3,768 *1991: 3,940

Sport

Sutjeska is a football club in Bačko Dobro Polje. According to their Montenegrin roots, they named the football club after the football club from the Montenegrin town of

Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

. "FK Sutjeska" is a member of "Druga Vojvođanska liga Zapad" (Second Vojvodinian League West) and is currently occupying a low position in the league. However, it had some decent moments in the past and played important role in the Serbian football scene.

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