Bačko Gradište ( sr-Cyrl, Бачко Градиште, ; , ; ) 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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. The village is ethnically mixed and its population numbering 5,445 people (2002 census). Largest ethnic groups in the village are

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(46.26%) and

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(44.39%). Linguistically the village has a Slavophonic plurality as

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and ethnic Muslims collectively compose 49.35% of the population. In early 2007, the village was, among others, affected by the

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that attracted

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attention.

History

Former Serbian name of this village was ''Feldvarac'' (Фелдварац). Historical sources from 1316 mentioned several settlements with name ''Feldvarac'', but it is not sure which one of those could be identified with modern village. However, documents show that Serbs lived there before, during and after Ottoman rule. The oldest and most reliable mention of place is from 1387 when it was part of the feudal lands of the Gorjanski family. In 1440, it belonged to the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković. In 1519, there were, according to a 1925 article by ethnographer Borivoje Drobnjaković twelve Serbian households. By 1580, the number had decreased to four. After the Ottoman forces left, Bačko Gradište became part of Tisa military border district. According to

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census from 1720, this village was populated exclusively by

,Ivan Jakšić, Iz popisa stanovništva Ugarske početkom XVIII veka, Novi Sad, 1966, page 365. while in 1910 there were 1,390 houses with 6,922 inhabitants—3,934 Hungarians; 2,890 Serbs; and 98 Jews. In 1921, the population was 7,007 with a Hungarian majority.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

The population of the village include: * 2,519 (46.26%)

* 2,417 (44.39%)

* 151 (2.77%)

* 67 (1.23%)

* 51 (0.94%) Roma * 40 (0.74%)

* 12 (0.22%) ethnic Muslims * others

Historical population

*1961: 6,106 *1971: 5,986 *1981: 5,764 *1991: 5,625

Tourism

Bačko Gradište is very popular because of its

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. There is a settlement of holiday houses there -without electricity- because the town doesn't want it to become an official village. People from

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, Temerin,

, and Vrbas have houses here and they spend their time here on weekends, because it is very relaxing and far away from the urban life. On 1 May there is a huge holiday at the oxbow lake, where even people from neighbouring countries (Hungary) come to enjoy the nature.

Sports

*FC. Vojvodina Bačko Gradište was formed in 1913. This is one of the oldest football clubs in the territory of ex-Yugoslavia. The club hasn’t ceased to exist since 1913. In the year of 2008 the club will celebrate 95 years of constant competing and the team is planning to celebrate it by winning the championship. Today FC. Vojvodina is competing in The Municipal League of Vrbas-Srbobran-Bečej. *The club has a very good quality pitch, covered stands and very good dressing rooms. It is also planning to open a restaurant near the pitch in 2008. *The atmosphere in FC. Vojvodina Bačko Gradište is very good. All of the players who played in other clubs have come back in 2007 and they have enhancements from Bečej and Novi Bečej. After every practice and every match the team stays in the restaurant where they enjoy each other's company, where the best scorer has to buy a crate of beer.

Notes

References

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

External links

Bačko Gradište web siteHistory of Bačko Gradište
{{DEFAULTSORT:Backo Gradiste Places in Bačka Populated places in Vojvodina South Bačka District Bečej