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Bukovački Salaši ( sr-cyr, Буковачки Салаши), also known as Bukovac ( sr-cyr, Буковац), is a suburb of Sombor, a city in Serbia.


Geography

It is situated between the Veliki Bački Kanal (Great Bačka Canal) in the north,
Mostonga The Mostonga (Serbian language, Serbian Cyrillic: Мостонга) is a river in northern Serbia, in Bačka region of the province of Vojvodina, a 70-km long left tributary to the Danube. Once 92 km long, due to the extensive corrections and chan ...
river in the east, railway Sombor-Bukovac-
Prigrevica Prigrevica () is a village located in the Apatin municipality, in the West Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village is located 9 km east from Apatin. Population of Prigrevica counts abou ...
in the south, and Centrala, another suburb of Sombor, in the west. Bukovački Salaši (plural in
Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
) are divided into: Centar Bukovac, Kovačići, Lazići, Zečevi, Janjatovići, Karalići, and Dedići. Each of these parts of the settlement (except Centar Bukovac) is composed of several farms (''salaši'' in
Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
), and is named after the first family that built farm in that area. Centar Bukovac is a central part of the settlement and it is located around the local road that is 3.5 kilometres long.


Population

In 1978, the population of Bukovački Salaši numbered 192 houses, of which 5 in Kovačići, 11 in Lazići, 5 in Zečevi, 4 in Janjatovići, 7 in Karalići, and 160 in Centar Bukovac. Part of the settlement known as Dedići was uninhabited in that time. In 1978, population of Bukovački Salaši included 46 families with surname
Milić Milić () is a Serbian given name and surname, and Croatian surname. People with the name include: Given name * Milić od Mačve (1934-2000), Serbian painter and artist * Milić Vukašinović (born 1950), Serbian musician Surname * Antonio Milić ...
, 12 with surname Lazić, 2 with surname Kovačić, 10 with surname Dedić, 6 with surname Čonić, 2 with surname Janjatović, 1 with surname Lutkić, and 13 with surname Karalić. These families lived in the settlement in 1748 too.


History

Settlement was founded in 1728 by the Serb frontiersmen. From its foundation until the present day, the population of the settlement was almost entirely composed of ethnic Serbs. In 1759, population of the settlement numbered 28 houses.


See also

* Sombor * List of places in Serbia * List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina


References

#Milenko Beljanski, Ponovo o Somborskim salašima, Sombor, 1979. #Đorđe J. Janjatović, Život sa pčelama, Sombor, 2001.


External links


Bukovački Salaši - Bukovac location map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bukovacki Salasi Sombor Places in Bačka West Bačka District