Bački Breg ( sr-cyr, Бачки Брег, ) 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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. As of 2022, it has a population of 769 inhabitants. The village has a

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( Šokac) ethnic majority. Bački Breg is in the very northwest of Serbia, on an important highway linking Serbia and Hungary together. The Hungarian town across the border is Hercegszántó.

Name

In Serbian the village is known as ''Bački Breg'' or Бачки Брег, in Croatian as ''Bereg'' (since 2009)Radio Subotica
Tradicijski nazivi naselja vraćaju mještanima osjećaj sigurnosti, Nov 20, 2009, accessed Nov 23, 2009 or ''Bački Breg'' (before 2009), in Hungarian as ''Béreg'', and in German as ''Bereg''.

History

It was first mentioned in 1319. In 1620, the village was settled by

Šokci Šokci ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Šokci, Шокци, , ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Šokac, Шокац, sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Šokica, Шокица; ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native t ...

who originating from

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near

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. The first church in the village was founded in 1740. In the 18th century,

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and

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settled here as well.

Demographics

As of 2022 census results, the village has 769 inhabitants.

Historical population

* 1961: 2,045 * 1971: 2,006 * 1981: 1,770 * 1991: 1,585 * 2002: 1,388 * 2011: 1,140 * 2022: 769

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the village (2002 census):

References

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

External links

www.soinfo.org
Places in Bačka Sombor Hungary–Serbia border crossings West Bačka District Croatian communities {{WestBačkaRS-geo-stub