Parage () is a village located in the

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municipality, in the

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. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of

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. The village has a

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ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,039 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as ''Parage'' (Параге), in Croatian as ''Parage'', and in Hungarian as '' Parrag''.

History

Since its foundation, the village was mainly inhabited by Serbs. First historical source citing Parage dates back to 1473. At the end of 18th century village with entire population was moved 4 km to north, due to high ground-water levels, but also to make space for expansion of

Gajdobra Gajdobra () is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. Gajdobra has a total population of 2,578 inhabitants (as of 2011 census). Most of ...

, place colonised with

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by Austrian monarchy.

Historical population

Trivia

*Prominent Serbian national songs author from 19th century,

Filip Višnjić Filip Višnjić ( sr-cyr, Филип Вишњић, ; 1767–1834) was a Serbian epic poet and ''guslar''. His repertoire included 13 original epic poems chronicling the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire and four reinterpreted e ...

is said to have been visited Parage in 1812. *Railroad connecting

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and

Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; hu, Zombor; rue, Зомбор, Zombor) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total popula ...

was made near Parage in 1890.

Notable natives/residents

Charles Alverson Charles Elgin Alverson (October 13, 1935 – January 19, 2020) was an American novelist, editor and screenwriter who sometimes used the byline Chuck Alverson. He co-scripted the film ''Jabberwocky'' (1977). Life and career Alverson was born in L ...

, British-American writer spent almost a decade living in Parage, before moving to

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, Professor of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine at the

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