Kać () is a suburban settlement of the city of
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
, Serbia. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population was 11,612 at the 2011 census.
Name
In
Serbian, the town is known as ''Kać'' or Каћ, in
Croatian as ''Kać'', in
Hungarian as ''Káty'', and in
German
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as ''Katsch''.
History
It was first mentioned during the administration of the medieval
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
in 1276 as ''in villa Hatt'', while in 1332/33, it was mentioned as ''Mathias de Shacz''. During the
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
rule in the 18th and 19th century, the village was part of the
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier (german: Militärgrenze, sh-Latn, Vojna krajina/Vojna granica, Војна крајина/Војна граница; hu, Katonai határőrvidék; ro, Graniță militară) was a borderland of the Habsburg monarchy and l ...
(the
Šajkaš Battalion section).
Demographics
Culture and sport
Jugović is a team handball club from Kać. It competes in the Serbian First League of Handball since 1984. It was founded in 1956 under the name Mladost and changed its name to Jugović in 1960. Jugović won the
EHF Challenge Cup
The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. ...
in the 2000/2001 season.
There is a soccer team, also named Jugović, founded on 16 August 1912. It competes in the Novosadsko-Sremska zone League (4th League).
There is an Orthodox church from 1841/44 in the town and a monastery named Manastir Vaskrsenja Hristova
New neighborhoods in Kać
There are two new neighborhoods in Kać, Petrovdansko naselje and luxurious Sunčani breg.
Transport
Kać is connected to Novi Sad by the city's bus service
JGSP Novi Sad
JGSP Novi Sad (full legal name: ''Javno Gradsko Saobraćajno Preduzeće Novi Sad'') is a public transit company for the city of Novi Sad.
History
The company was founded on 3 August 1946 by order of the city, although the first modern tram line i ...
. Bus lines 22 (Kać), 23 (Budisava) and 24 (Kovilj) pass through the town frequently as do other coaches to
Titel
Titel ( sr-Cyrl, Тител, hu, Titel) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Titel has a population of 5,247, while the population of the municipality of Titel is 15, ...
,
Perlez
Perlez (; hu, Perlasz) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (87.29%) and its population numbe ...
,
Pančevo
Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, ; german: Pantschowa; hu, Pancsova; ro, Panciova; sk, Pánčevo) is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on ...
,
Mošorin
Mošorin ( sr-cyr, Мошорин; hu, Mozsor) is a village located in the Titel municipality, South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a Serbs, Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,569 people (as of 2011 census ...
,
Gardinovci
Gardinovci (; hu, Dunagárdony) is a village located in the Titel municipality, South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,297 people (as of 2011 census).
Name
In Serbian la ...
and
Lok.
Notable people
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Mileva Marić
Mileva Marić ( sr-cyr, Милева Марић; 19 December 1875 – 4 August 1948), sometimes called Mileva Marić-Einstein ( sr-cyr, Милева Марић-Ајнштајн, Mileva Marić-Ajnštajn), was a Serbian physicist and mathematicia ...
– physicist
*
Avram Miletić
Avram Miletić ( sr, Аврам Милетић) (1755 – after 1826) was a merchant and writer of epic folk songs who is best known for writing the earliest collection of urban lyric poetry in Serbian language, Serbian between 1778 and 1781.
Fa ...
– poet
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Johann Lasi
''Stabfeldwebel'' Johann Lasi (born 1890, date of death unknown) was a World War I Austro-Hungarian flying ace, a Croat by ethnicity, credited with five aerial victories on 22 Aug 1916, while acting as an unauthorized rear gunner for Julius Arigi ...
– Hungarian pilot
*
Arpad Sterbik – handball player
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Dragan Škrbić
Dragan Škrbić (; born 29 September 1968) is a Serbian former handball player. He was named the 2000 IHF World Player of the Year.
Club career
Over the course of his career that spanned over two decades, Škrbić played for Jugović, Crvena zv ...
– handball player
*
Milorad Krivokapić – handball player
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Nenad Peruničić
Nenad Peruničić (; born 1 May 1971) is a Serbian handball coach and former player.
Club career
Born in Pljevlja, Peruničić made his senior debut with Jugović in the Yugoslav Championship, before moving to Crvena zvezda in 1990. He spent t ...
– handball player
*
Dobrivoje Marković
Dobrivoje Marković (; born 22 April 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra.
Club career
After starting out at Jugović, Marković moved to Spain and joined Cuenca in 2008. He also played abroad for Vardar and Zagreb, winni ...
– handball player
*
Rajko Prodanović
Rajko Prodanović (; born 24 April 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra.
Club career
After starting out at Jugović, Prodanović moved to Spain and joined Antequera in 2008. He also played abroad for Vardar, Pick Szeged (t ...
– handball player
*
Jovo Bosančić – football player
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Đorđe Randelj – writer
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Voja Skrbić – Gangster
Gallery
File:OŠ Đura Jakšić Kać.jpg, School
File:Црква Св. Николаја Каћ.jpg, Orthodox church
File:Главна улица у Каћу.jpg, Main street
See also
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Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
*
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 giv ...
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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
Unofficial websiteFacebook page
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Suburbs of Novi Sad
Places in Bačka
South Bačka District