Debeljača ( sr-cyr, Дебељача, ; ) is a town in

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. It is situated in the

Kovačica Kovačica ( sr-cyrl, Ковачица, ; ; ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the town has a population of 5,398, while the municipali ...

municipality, in the

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province.

History

After the end of the armed conflicts, a significant portion of the Hungarian population returned to the settlement, forming a new ethnic structure with the local inhabitants. Since then, Debeljača has been home to the largest number of Hungarians, followed by Serbs and other ethnic groups. Following the conflicts in the autumn of 1849, the original inhabitants returned and rebuilt their homesteads. The Debeljača was where the command of the German Banat Border Regiment was established, marking the rapid development of the area. By the decision of the Ministry of War on July 25, 1862, the place was elevated to the level of a market town and granted the right to hold a weekly market. Monday was designated as market day. After 11 years, on February 26, 1873, Debeljača gained the right to hold annual large fairs and the status of a town. The name Debeljača was changed to Torontálvásárhely. This name was retained until the Banat entered the newly formed kingdom SHS, when it became Debeljača once again. In the 21st century, alongside the name Debeljača, Torontálvásárhely (Hungarian: Torontálvásárhely) is reintroduced as the official Hungarian name of the place. Until January 1, 1965, Debeljača was an independent municipality which also included the villages of Idvor and Sakule.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

The town has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,325 people (2002 census). *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

= 2,836 (53.26%) *

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 lan ...

= 1,735 (32.58%) *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...

= 196 (3.68%) *

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnic groups * Romani people, or Roma, an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin ** Romani language, an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities ** Romanichal, Romani subgroup in the United Kingdom * Romanians (Romanian ...

= 170 (3.19%) * others.

Historical population

*1961: 6,789 *1971: 6,413 *1981: 6,413 *1991: 5,734 *2002: 5,325 *2011: 4,910

References

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

External links

Torontálvásárhely/Debeljača - official pageHistory of DebeljačaTorontálvásárhelyi Református Egyházközség
Populated places in South Banat District Kovačica Hungarian communities in Serbia {{SouthBanatRS-geo-stub

History

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Historical population

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