Almaš was an ethnic
Serb
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village in
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. ...
. It existed until the first half of the 18th century. The village was located on Almaška bara (Almaška bog), between
Temerin
Temerin ( sr-Cyrl, Темерин; , ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina in Serbia. The town has a population of 17,998, while the municipality has a population of 25,780 (2022 ...
,
Nadalj
Nadalj () is a village located in the Srbobran municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,202 people (2002 cen ...
, and
Gospođinci
Gospođinci (; ) is a village in the municipality of Žabalj, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,896 (2002 census).
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Serbian
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the village is known as ''Almaš'' (Алмаш), ''Ajmaš'' (Ајмаш) or ''Aljmaš'' (Аљмаш); while in
Hungarian it is known as ''Almás''. The Hungarian name means "place of apples".
History
According to the 1715 census, the population of the village numbered 20 Serb families. In 1718, the village was resettled and its inhabitants moved to Petrovaradinski Šanac (today
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...
), and settled in the area between present-day Almaška church and Saborna church. This part of the city was thus named
Almaški Kraj
Almaški Kraj () is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is situated between the Almaška church and the Saborna church and includes parts of the Podbara, Salajka and Stari Grad neighborhoods. There is a cemetery nearby by th ...
("the Almaš quarter").
See also
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List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
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Former Serbian exonyms (Vojvodina)
References
*Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745–2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
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