Vrbas ( sr-Cyrl, Врбас; hu, Verbász) is a town and municipality located in the
South Bačka District
The South Bačka District ( sr, Јужнобачки округ, Južnobački okrug, ; hu, Dél-bácskai körzet; ) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically it lies in the southern ...
of the autonomous province of
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 ...
, Serbia. As of 2011, the town had a population of 24,112, while the municipality had 42,092 inhabitants.
Name
Its name stems from the word "
Willow
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ...
" in the
Serbian language
Serbian (, ) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and Kos ...
. During the
SFRY
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugo ...
period, the town was renamed ''Titov Vrbas'' (meaning "the Vrbas of Tito"), after
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...
. Like all other towns in
Socialist Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II in Yugoslavia, World War II, and ...
named after Tito, the first part was dropped once the new states were formed during the early 1990s.
In
Rusyn
Rusyn may refer to:
* Rusyns, Rusyn people, an East Slavic people
** Pannonian Rusyns, Pannonian Rusyn people, a branch of Rusyn people
** Lemkos, a branch of Rusyn (or Ukrainian) people
** Boykos, a branch of Rusyn (or Ukrainian) people
* Rusyn l ...
, the town is known as ''Вербас'', in
Hungarian as ''Verbász'', in
Croatian as ''Vrbas'', in
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
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as ''Werbass'', and in
Turkish as ''Verbas''.
History
![1859 NeuVerbasz 5kr Vrbas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/1859_NeuVerbasz_5kr_Vrbas.jpg)
Vrbas was mentioned first in 1213 during the administration of the
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 ...
. According to other sources, it was mentioned first in 1387. In the 16th century it became a part of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
. During Ottoman administration it 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 ...
.
Since the
Treaty of Passarowitz
The Treaty of Passarowitz, or Treaty of Požarevac, was the peace treaty signed in Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, german: Passarowitz), a town that was in the Ottoman Empire but is now in Serbia, on 21 July 1718 between the Ottoman ...
(1718), Vrbas and the Banat were placed under administration of the
Habsburg monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...
. According to the 1720 census, it was populated exclusively by Serbs (about 250 families).
After 1784 many
Germans
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settled in the town founding a new settlement named Novi Vrbas (''Neu-Verbasz'') near the old Serb settlement, which then became known as Stari Vrbas (Old Vrbas).
In 1910, population of Novi Vrbas was mostly composed of ethnic Germans, while population of Stari Vrbas was ethnically mixed and was mainly composed of Serbs and Germans.
In 1918, Vrbas became part of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom commonly refers to:
* A monarchy ruled by a king or queen
* Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy
Kingdom may also refer to:
Arts and media Television
* ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
, which was later renamed to
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
. The town was under
Axis
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Mathematics
* Axis of rotation: see rotation around a fixed axis
* Axis (mathematics), a designator for a Cartesian-coordinat ...
occupation in 1941–1944, and during that time it was attached to
Horthy's Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. As a consequence of the
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 ...
events in Yugoslavia, the German population fled from the town after this war. At the same time, many settlers from
Montenegro
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came to Vrbas and other neighboring places.
Inhabited places
Vrbas municipality includes the city of Vrbas and the following villages:
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Bačko Dobro Polje
Bačko Dobro Polje (; hu, Kiskér) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the South Bačka District. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Vrbas. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and ...
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Zmajevo
Zmajevo (; hu, Ókér) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Vrbas municipality, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,361 people (2002 census). It has lak ...
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Kosančić
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Kucura
Kucura ( sr-cyr, Куцура; rue, Коцур; hu, Kucora) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the municipality of Vrbas, in the South Bačka District. The village is ethnically mixed and has a pop ...
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Ravno Selo
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Savino Selo
Savino Selo (; hu, Torzsa), formerly Torschau / Torszà / Torša, is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Vrbas, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province.
History
A settlement named Torsza was first mentioned in ...
Demographics
![Vrbas mun](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Vrbas_mun.png)
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 42,092 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
![Vrbas, Serbia, church towers](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Vrbas%2C_Serbia%2C_church_towers.jpg)
Settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Bačko Dobro Polje, Zmajevo, Kosančić, Ravno Selo and Vrbas. Ethnically mixed settlements are: Kucura (with relative Rusyn majority) and Savino Selo (with relative Montenegrin majority).
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
Notable citizens
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Molter Károly, writer (1890–1981)
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Vida Ognjenović
Vida Ognjenović ( sr-cyr, Вида Огњеновић, ; born 14 August 1941) is a Serbian theater director, playwright, writer, drama professor and diplomat.
Biography
Ognjenović completed primary education in the town of Vrbas, before going ...
, writer and director (b. 1941)
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Desanka Pešut, sports shooter (b. 1941)
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Lazar Ristovski
Lazar "Laza" Ristovski ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Ристовски, born 26 October 1952) is a Serbian retired actor, director, producer and writer. He has appeared on stage about 4,000 times, and starred in over 40 films, TV series and TV dramas, ...
, actor (b. 1952)
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Radoman Božović
Radoman Božović ( sr, Радоман Божовић; born 13 January 1953) is a Serbian politician and former Prime Minister of Serbia.
Biography
Božović was born in Šipačno, Montenegro in 1953. He completed grades 1-3 of elementary school ...
, politician and former Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1953)
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Miodrag Kostić, businessman (b. 1959)
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Svetozar Šapurić, footballer (b. 1960)
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Igor Marojević
Igor Marojević (born 1968) is a Serbian writer.
Biography
Marojević was born in Vrbas, Serbia in 1968.
Igor Marojević graduated from the Department of Serbian language and Literature, at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology. He ...
, Serbian writer (b. 1968)
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Milorad Mažić
Milorad Mažić ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Мажић, ; born 23 March 1973) is a Serbian international association football referee. He became a FIFA referee in 2009. Beside working in the Serbian football league system, Mažić officiated numero ...
, football referee (b. 1973)
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Magdolna Rúzsa
Magdolna is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Magdolna Komka, née Csábi, retired Hungarian high jumper
* Magdolna Kovács, Hungarian orienteering competitor
* Magdolna Nyári-Kovács (1921–2005), Hungarian fencer
* Magdolna ...
, singer (b. 1985)
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Nikola Komazec
Nikola Komazec (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Комазец; born 15 November 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bosnian club Rudar Prijedor.
Club career
In July 2014, Komazec signed for Norwegian Tippeliga ...
, footballer (b. 1987)
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Ljubomir Fejsa
Ljubomir Fejsa ( sr-Cyrl, Љубомир Фејса, ; born 14 August 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Partizan as a defensive midfielder.
From 2008–09 to 2016–17, Fejsa won ten consecutive league titles across three ...
, footballer (b. 1988)
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Bianka Buša
Bianka Buša ( sr-cyr, Бианка Буша; born 25 July 1994) is a Serbian volleyball player, playing as wing spiker. She had played for ŽOK Vizura Belgrade before continuing an international career in Italy in 2015, with a brief stint in Rom ...
, volleyball player (b. 1994)
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Maša Janković, basketball player (b. 2000)
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Milos Kerkez
Milos Kerkez ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Керкез; born 7 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. Born in Serbia, he represents the Hungary national team.
Club career
Kerkez joined Aus ...
, Hungarian football player (b. 2003)
Gallery
File:Vrbas,_Calvinist_church.jpg, The Calvinist church.
File:Vrbas,_Evangelical_church.jpg, The Evangelical church.
File:Vrbas,_Catholic_Church.jpg, The Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church.
File:Verbasz4.jpg, The Methodist church.
See also
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Municipalities of Serbia
The municipalities and cities ( sr, општине и градови, opštine i gradovi) are the second level administrative subdivisions of Serbia. The country is divided into 145 municipalities ( sr-Latn, opštine, singular: ; 38 in Southern ...
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South Bačka District
The South Bačka District ( sr, Јужнобачки округ, Južnobački okrug, ; hu, Dél-bácskai körzet; ) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically it lies in the southern ...
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Bačka
Bačka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка, ) or Bácska () is a geographical and historical area within the Pannonian Plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east. It is divided between Serbia and Hungary ...
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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
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Places in Bačka
Populated places in South Bačka District
Municipalities and cities of Vojvodina
Towns in Serbia