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Kruščić
Kruščić (, ) is a village in the Kula, Serbia, Kula municipality, West Bačka District, Vojvodina, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, Republic of Serbia. The population of the village is ethnically mixed and numbers 1,468 people (2022 census). Name Before the World War II, Second World War, the village was called Veprovac (Вепровац). After the war, during colonization, the village was inhabited by colonists, mostly from Kolašin and its surroundings. In 1950, the name of the village was changed to Kruščić, after the national hero from World War II Vukman Kruščić (1909-1942), who was caught and killed on 20 January 1942, along with another 30 or so Yugoslav Partisans, partisans, by the chetniks of Pavle Đurišić. In Hungarian language, Hungarian, the village is known as "Veprőd", in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and Rusyn language, Rusyn as "Крущич", and in German language, German as "Weprovatz". Ethnic groups There are 1884 adult residents livi ...
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Kula, Serbia
Kula ( sr-Cyrl, Кула, , ) is a town and municipality located in the West Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 14,873, while the municipality has a population of 35,592. Name In Serbian language, Serbian, the town is known as ''Kula'' (Кула); in Pannonian Rusyn language, Rusyn as Кула, in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Kúla'', in Croatian language, Croatian as ''Kula'', in German language, German as ''Kula'' or ''Wolfsburg'', and in Turkish language, Turkish as ''Kula''. The name ''Kule'' means "tower" in Turkish language, Turkish and Serbian language, Serbian. In the 16th-17th century, a tower with Ottoman Empire, Ottoman military garrison existed at this location, hence the name of the town. However it cannot be said for sure whether Ottoman Turks or local Serbs gave this name to the town. History In the middle of the 18th century, during Ottoman Empire, Ottoman administration, two settlements with this n ...
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Montenegrins Of Serbia
Montenegrins of Serbia ( Serbian and Montenegrin: Црногорци у Србији, romanized: ''Crnogorci u Srbiji'') are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Montenegrins in Serbia is 20,238, constituting 0.3% of the total population. The vast majority of them live in Vojvodina and Belgrade. Geography The largest concentration of Montenegrins in Vojvodina can be found in the municipalities of Mali Iđoš (12.28%), Vrbas (11.65%) and Kula (5.60%). Settlements in Vojvodina with an absolute or relative Montenegrin majority are: Lovćenac in the Mali Iđoš municipality with 56.86% Montenegrins, Kruščić in the Kula municipality with 32.64%, and Savino Selo in the Vrbas municipality with 38.20% Montenegrins. Formerly, the village of Bačko Dobro Polje in the Vrbas municipality also had a Montenegrin majority (According to the 1971 census, Montenegrins comprised 55.39% of the population of this village, whil ...
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List Of Populated Places In Serbia
This is the list of populated places in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), as recorded by the Demographics of Serbia, 2002 census, sorted alphabetically by Municipalities of Serbia, municipalities. Human settlement, Settlements denoted as "Urban area, urban" (towns and city, cities) are marked bold. Population for every settlement is given in brackets. The same list in alphabetic order is in List of populated places in Serbia (alphabetic). A Ada (Serbia), Ada Aleksandrovac Aleksinac Alibunar Apatin Aranđelovac Arilje B Babušnica Bač, Serbia, Bač Bačka Palanka Bačka Topola Bački Petrovac Bajina Bašta Barajevo Batočina Bečej Bela Crkva (Vojvodina), Bela Crkva Bela Palanka Beočin Blace Bogatić Bojnik Boljevac Bor (Serbia), Bor Bosilegrad Brus Bujanovac C Crna Trava Č Čačak Čajetina Čoka Čukarica Ć Ćićevac Ćuprija D Despotovac Dimitrovgrad (Serbia), Dimitrovgrad Doljevac G Gadžin Han Golubac ...
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Yugoslav Partisans
The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, and Slovene language, Slovene: , officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska i partizanski odredi Jugoslavije (NOV i POJ), Народноослободилачка војска и партизански одреди Југославије (НОВ и ПОЈ); ; (often shortened as the National Liberation Army sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НОВ); ; ) was the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, communist-led Anti-fascism, anti-fascist resistance to the Axis powers (chiefly Nazi Germany) in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II. Led by Josip Broz Tito, the Partisans are considered to be Europe's most effective anti-Axis powers, Axis Resistance during World War II, resistance movement during World War II. Primarily a Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla force at its ince ...
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Yugoslavs In Serbia
Yugoslavs in Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Југословени у Србији, Jugosloveni u Srbiji) refers to a community in Serbia that view themselves as ''Yugoslavs'' with no other ethnic self-identification. Additionally, there are also Serbs, Croats, Montenegrins, Bosniaks and people of other ethnicities in Serbia who identify themselves as Yugoslavs. However, the latter group does not consider itself to be part of a Yugoslav nation, which is the way the first group identifies itself. People declaring themselves as Yugoslavs are concentrated in multicultural Vojvodina and Belgrade, where slightly over 80% of all Yugoslavs in Serbia are found. According to the 2022 census, 27,143 people or 0.41% of all inhabitants of Serbia (excluding Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serb ...
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Croats Of Serbia
Croats of Serbia ( Croatian: ''Hrvati u Srbiji,'' Serbian: ''Хрвати у Србији'') are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Croats in Serbia is 39,107, constituting 0.6% of the total population. The vast majority of them live in the northern autonomous province of Vojvodina, where they number 32,684 and make up 1.9% of the province's population. An additional 11,104 people declared themselves as Bunjevci in the 2022 census; there are differing views whether Bunjevci should be regarded as Croats or as members of a distinct ethnic group. History During the 15th century, Croats mostly lived in the Syrmia region. It is estimated that they were a majority in 76 out of 801 villages that existed in the present-day territory of Vojvodina. According to 1851 data, it is estimated that the population of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar, the historical province that was predecessor of present-day Voj ...
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Pannonian Rusyns
Pannonian Rusyns (), also known as Pannonian Rusnaks (), and formerly known as ''Yugoslav'' Rusyns (during the existence of former Yugoslavia), are ethnic Rusyns from the southern regions of the Pannonian Plain (hence, ''Pannonian'' Rusyns). Their communities are located mainly in Vojvodina, Serbia, and Slavonia, Croatia. In both of those countries, they are officially recognized as a national minority, and have several minority institutions and organizations. In some non- Slavic languages, they are sometimes also referred to by certain archaic exonyms, such as Pannonian ''Ruthenes'' or Pannonian ''Ruthenians'', but those terms are not used in the native Rusyn language. Such terms are also imprecise, since '' Ruthenian'' and related exonyms have several broader meanings, both in terms of their historical uses and ethnic scopes, that are encompassing various East Slavic groups. Geographical ''Pannonian'' adjective is used as a neutral term of convenience, since the previous geo ...
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Ukrainians In Serbia
Ukrainians in Serbia (, ) refers to a Ukrainian ethnic minority in Serbia. They are officially recognized as an independent and full-fledged national minority, which is represented through the National Council of the Ukrainian National Minority. They mostly live in the region of Vojvodina, in the areas of Bačka and Syrmia. They speak Ukrainian and use Ukrainian Cyrillic script. According to the 2011 census, 4,903 members of the Ukrainian minority live in Serbia, which is 0.07% of the total population. The most important cultural and educational organization of Ukrainians in Serbia is the Society for Ukrainian Language, Literature and Culture "Prosveta" (Prosvita). The Ukrainian national community in Serbia (in addition to ethnic Ukrainians in the narrow sense) also includes the pro-Ukrainian part of the Rusyns, who declare themselves as Rusyns-Ukrainians, and who are gathered around the Alliance of Rusyns-Ukrainians of Serbia. The mentioned Rusyn-Ukrainians, who are considered t ...
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Hungarians In Serbia
Hungarians in Serbia (; ) are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Hungarians in Serbia is 184,442, constituting 2.8% of the total population, which makes them the second-largest ethnic group in the country behind Serbs and the largest minority group. The vast majority of them live in the northern autonomous province of Vojvodina, where they number 182,321 and make up 10.5% of the province's population. Almost 99% of all Hungarians in Serbia live in the province of Vojvodina. Most Hungarians in Serbia are Roman Catholics, while smaller numbers of them are Protestant (mostly Calvinist). Their cultural center is located in Subotica (). History Parts of the Vojvodina region were included in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary in the 10th century, and Hungarians then began to settle in the region, which before that time was mostly populated by West Slavs. During the Hungarian administration, Hungarians formed the largest ...
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Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian language, language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language, Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century, the ...
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German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ...
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Rusyn Language
Rusyn ( ; ; )http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2781/1/2011BaptieMPhil-1.pdf , p. 8. is an East Slavic language spoken by Rusyns in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, and written in the Cyrillic script. The majority of speakers live in Carpathian Ruthenia, which includes Transcarpathia and parts of eastern Slovakia and south-eastern Poland. There is also a sizeable Pannonian Rusyn linguistic island in Vojvodina, Serbia, and a Rusyn diaspora worldwide. Under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, it is recognized as a protected minority language by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Poland (as Lemko), Serbia, and Slovakia. The categorization of Rusyn as a language or dialect is a source of controversy. Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian, as well as American and some Polish and Serbian linguists treat it as a distinct language (with its own ISO 639-3 code), whereas other scholars (in Ukraine, Poland, Serbia, and Romania) treat it as a dialect of Ukrainia ...
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