Bačka Topola
Bačka Topola
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From top: Main square, Fire station, Serbian Orthodox Church, Calvary, Visitation of Our Lady Catholic Church, Kray castle, Civil Elementary School, Lake, Old Windmill | ||
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Bačka Topola (Serbian Cyrillic: Бачка Топола, pronounced [bâːtʃkaː topǒla]; Hungarian: Topolya, pronounced [ˈtopojɒ]) is a town and municipality located in the North Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities and has a population of 33,321, while the town itself has 14,573 inhabitants.
Name
The name of the town is derived from the Serbian word topola (топола) ("poplar" in English). The first part of the name of the town was given to designate its location in the region of Bačka in contrast to places with similar names, like Topola in Šumadija or Banatska Topola in Banat.
History
The town was mentioned first in 1462 under name Fibaych. This settlement was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and was inhabited by Hungarians in the middle ages. The village was destroyed in the 16th century and new smaller settlement was later built at its location. Name Topola was first recorded in 1543, while according to the Ottoman defters from 1580, 1582, and 1590, it was mentioned as a village, whose population numbered between 21 and 23 houses. In this time, the inhabitants of the settlement were Serbs. In 1704, Topola was destroyed by kuruc rebels.
In 1731, Topola was mentioned as an uninhabited heath. In 1750, the new settlement was founded at this location and 200
Inhabited places
Bačka Topola municipality includes the town of Bačka Topola and the following villages:
- Bagremovo (Hungarian: Brazília or Bárdossyfalva)
- Bački Sokolac
- Bajša (Hungarian: Bajsa)
- Bogaraš (Hungarian: Bodaras or Félváros)
- Gornja Rogatica
- Gunaroš (Hungarian: Gunaras)
- Karađorđevo
- Kavilo (Hungarian: Rákócitelep or Kavilló)
- Krivaja
- Mali Beograd
- Mićunovo
- Njegoševo
- Novo Orahovo (Hungarian: Zentagunaras)
- Obornjača (Hungarian: Nagyvölgy)
- Pačir (Hungarian: Pacsér)
- Panonija
- Pobeda (Hungarian: Győztes)
- Srednji Salaš
- Stara Moravica (Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva)
- Svetićevo
- Tomislavci
- Zobnatica (Hungarian: Andrásnépe)
Note: For the inhabited places with an absolute or relative Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 43,135 | — |
1953 | 43,243 | +0.05% |
1961 | 44,466 | +0.35% |
1971 | 43,508 | −0.22% |
1981 | 41,889 | −0.38% |
1991 | 40,473 | −0.34% |
2002 | 38,245 | −0.51% |
2011 | 33,321 | −1.52% |
Source: [3] |
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Bačka Topola has a population of 33,321 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
Local communities with a
Local communities with a
The ethnic composition of the municipality:[4]
Ethnic group | Population | Proportion |
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Hungarians | 19,307 | 57.94% |
Serbs | 9,830 | 29.50% |
Montenegrins | 349 | 1.05% |
Croats | 330 | 0.99% |
Rusyns | 254 | 0.76% |
Bunjevci | 206 | 0.62% |
Yugoslavs | 200 | 0.60% |
Slovaks |
120 | 0.36% |
Roma | 100 | 0.30% |
Albanians | 60 | 0.18% |
Slovenians |
50 | 0.15% |
Muslims |
48 | 0.14% |
Germans | 41 | 0.12% |
Macedonians | 39 | 0.12% |
Others | 2,387 | 7.16% |
Total | 33,321 |
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[5]
Activity | Total |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,142 |
Mining | - |
Processing industry | 2,346 |
Distribution of power, gas and water | 44 |
Distribution of water and water waste management | 83 |
Construction | 158 |
Wholesale and retail, repair | 993 |
Traffic, storage and communication | 205 |
Hotels and restaurants | 166 |
Media and telecommunications | 93 |
Finance and insurance | 110 |
Property stock and charter | 7 |
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities | 195 |
Administrative and other services | 115 |
Administration and social assurance | 340 |
Education | 598 |
Healthcare and social work | 486 |
Art, leisure and recreation | 59 |
Other services | 112 |
Total | 7,253 |
Sport
The most popular local football team is
Notable people
- Branko Bošković former football player
- Andrija Kaluđerović football player
- Félix Lajkó violinist, zither player, composer, movie actor
- Nikola Žigić former football player
- György Mezey former football player and manager
- Branislav Simić Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic champion
- Eleonora Wildformer basketball player, Olympic and World Championship silver medalist
- István Dudás former football player
- Paul Kray soldier
- Dušan Tadić football player
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Bačka Topola is
- Belváros-Lipótváros, Hungary
- Gheorgheni, Romania
- Kiskunmajsa, Hungary
- Rožňava, Slovakia
- Szentes, Hungary
See also
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
- List of Hungarian communities in Vojvodina
- List of places in Serbia
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017. (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 16 March 2018.