Kolut () is a village in
Serbia
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. It is situated in the
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 ...
municipality, in the
West Bačka District
The West Bačka District ( sr, Западнобачки округ, Zapadnobački okrug, ; hu, Nyugat-bácskai körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geographical region o ...
,
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 ...
province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,710 people (2002 census).
History
It was first mentioned in 1261 under name ''Kulod'', while in 1330 it was mentioned as ''Kulund'', and several years later as ''Bel-Kulund'' during the administration of the medieval
Kingdom of Hungary
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. During
Ottoman administration (16th-17th century), the village of Kolut was populated by ethnic
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
. In the 18th century,
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and
Hungarians
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settled here as well. After
World War II
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, the village was settled by 436 families from
Lika and
Gorski Kotar.
Historical population
*1961: 2,597
*1971: 2,148
*1981: 1,866
*1991: 1,710
*2002: 1,710
*2010: 1,356
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 ...
References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
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Gallery
File:Kolut1.jpg
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File:Mesnazajednica.jpg
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Places in Bačka
Sombor
West Bačka District
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