Sivac () is a village located in the municipality of Kula, Serbia. The village has a

Serb 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 ...

ethnic majority with a sizable Montenegrin minority, with its population numbering 7,895 inhabitants (as of 2011 census).

History

The existence of Sivac is first mentioned in a list of settlements in Bačka from 1692. The village is divided into two connected settlements, ''Stari Sivac'', which was historically populated by Serbs and ''Novi Sivac'', which was historically populated by

Swabians Swabians (german: Schwaben, singular ''Schwabe'') are a Germanic people who are native to the ethnocultural and linguistic region of Swabia, which is now mostly divided between the modern states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, in southwestern ...

. Following

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Sivac was one of many villages in Vojvodina that were involved in the 'colonization' process in which refugees from across

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

were settled. Sivac was one of the few villages in Serbia in which the majority of post-war settlers were from

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Demographics

Historical population

* 1961: 11,448 * 1971: 10,469 * 1981: 9,979 * 1991: 9,514 * 2002: 8,992 * 2011: 7,895

Ethnic groups

The ethnic groups as of 2002 census: *

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 ...

= 5,179 (57.59%) *

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordin ...

= 2,703 (30.06%) *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

= 425 (4.73%) *

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

= 162 (1.80%) *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Jugoslaveni'', Serbian and Macedonian ''Jugosloveni''/Југословени; sl, Jugoslovani) is an identity that was originally designed to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has ...

= 54 (0.60%)

Notable people

Čedomir Čupić Čedomir Čupić ( sr-cyr, Чедомир Чупић, born 1947 in Sivac near Sombor) is a Serbian political scientist and professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade. He became known to the wider public in 2001, when he became a ...

, political scientist *

Milorad Vučelić Milorad Vučelić ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Вучелић; born 17 June 1948) is a Serbian journalist and businessman. He is the president of FK Partizan, editor-in-chief of '' Večernje novosti'', president of the Partizan Sports Society and ...

, businessman, president of

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

Milan Ivanović Milan Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Ивановић, ; born 21 December 1960 in Sivac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian Australian football (soccer) player. He also played for Australian national team. Club career Ivan ...

, former Australian football player *

Dragoje Leković Dragoje Leković ( sr-Cyrl, Драгоје Лековић, ; born 21 November 1967) is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Leković was born in Sivac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. In Yugoslavia, he played ...

, former Yugoslav football player

References

* Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

Gallery

File:Sivac,_Catholic_Church.jpg, The Name of Mary

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. File:Sivac,_Calvinist_Church.jpg, The

Calvinist church Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John ...

External links

“A Home for Town Planning Kula-Odzaci” Kula

Sivac.net
Places in Bačka West Bačka District Kula, Serbia {{WestBačkaRS-geo-stub