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Slovaks In Serbia
According to the 2022 census, Slovaks ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Словаци, Slovaci) in Serbia number 41,730, constituting 0.63% of the country's population. They mainly live in Vojvodina (39,807), where they constitute the third largest ethnic group after Serbs and Hungarians in Serbia, Hungarians. Like other ethnic Slovaks, they speak the Slovak language, but most of them are Protestant (Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia, Evangelical-Augsburg Church, a Lutheran Protestant denomination) by faith and not Roman Catholic, unlike most Slovaks in Slovakia. Demographics Most Slovaks live in Kovačica (8,497 Slovaks) and Bački Petrovac (5,773 Slovaks). There are two municipalities in Vojvodina with absolute or relative Slovak majorities: Bački Petrovac (with 66.4% Slovaks) and Kovačica (with 41% Slovaks). The towns of Kovačica and Bački Petrovac are the cultural centres of Slovaks in Vojvodina. Slovak is one of the six official languages of the provincial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Language
Slovak ( ; endonym: or ), is a West Slavic language of the Czech-Slovak languages, Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script and formerly in Cyrillic script. It is part of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken by approximately 5 million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Slovak is closely related to Czech language, Czech, to the point of very high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish language, Polish. Like other Slavic languages, Slovak is a fusional language with a complex system of morphology (linguistics), morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German language, German, as well as other Slavic languages. History The Czech–Slovak gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Pannonian Plain on the border of the Bačka and Syrmia geographical regions. Lying on the banks of the Danube river, the city faces the northern slopes of Fruška Gora and it is the fifth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. It is the largest Danube city that is not the capital of an independent state. , the population of the city proper area totals 260,438 while its urban area (including the adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) comprises 306,702 inhabitants. According to the city's Informatika Agency, Novi Sad had 415,712 residents in 2025. Novi Sad was founded in 1694, when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress, a strategic Habsb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajdučica
Hajdučica (Serbian Cyrillic: Хајдучица, German: ''Haiduschitza'', ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Plandište municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village is ethnically mixed and its population numbering 1,375 people (2002 census), including 579 Slovaks (42,10%), 419 Serbs (30,47%), 159 Hungarians (11,56%), 123 Macedonians (8,94%), and others. Name In Serbian the village is known as ''Hajdučica/''Хајдучица, in Slovak as ''Hajdušica'', in Romanian as ''Haiducița'', in Hungarian as ''Istvánvölgy'', and in German as ''Heidschütz'' or ''Heideschüte''. Historical population *1961: 1,880 *1971: 1,831 *1981: 1,519 *1991: 1,456 Culture There is a Hajdučica Orthodox monastery situated in the area. See also *List of places in Serbia *List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 67,129 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 105,722 inhabitants (2022 census data). The old name for Zrenjanin is Veliki Bečkerek or ''Nagybecskerek'' as it was known under Austria-Hungary up until 1918. After World War I and the liberation of Veliki Bečkerek the new name of the city was Petrovgrad, in honor of His Majesty Peter I of Serbia, King Peter I the Great Liberator, the King of Serbia and the King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Zrenjanin is the 2nd largest city in the Serbian part of the Banat geographical region, and the 4th largest city in Vojvodina (after Novi Sad, Subotica and Pancevo). The city was designated European City of Sport 2021. Name The city was named after Žarko Zrenjanin (1902–1942) in 1946 in honour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belo Blato
Belo Blato ( sr-cyr, Бело Блато; or ; , , , or ) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village is ethnically mixed and its population numbering 1,477 people (2002 census). Name In Serbian the village is known as ''Belo Blato'' (Бело Блато), in Slovak as ''Biele Blato'' or ''Lízika'', in Hungarian as ''Nagyerzsébetlak'', in Banat Bulgarian as ''Belo-Blato'' and ''Liznájt'', and in German as ''Elisenheim''. Ethnic groups (2002 census) The population of the village include: * 583 (39.47%) Slovaks * 488 (33.04%) Hungarians * 128 (8.67%) Bulgarians * 118 (7.99%) Serbs * others. Slovaks and Hungarians in the village speak their native languages and nestle their national cultures, while Bulgarians do not have school classes in their language, which is slowly disappearing. History Belo Blato was settled in 1883 by Slovak people from the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padina (Kovačica)
Padina (; ) is a village in Serbia in the municipality of Kovačica. Majority of the population are Slovaks (96.78%). Geography and climate Padina lies in the middle of South Banat, at the border of Deliblato's shoal, on 52.75 km2, and in a southeast-northwest course. Geographical width of village is 45°7' N and 20°44' E. Altitude is between 105 and 120 meters above sea level (the church is on 111 m). Its name means ''slope'' or ''downhill''. Padina covers 13% of Kovačica municipality, that is parting of the ways of roads to Belgrade, Zrenjanin, Novi Sad and Vršac. System of valleys surrounding Padina has two directions, which cross on southern part called BAUK. Northern part is called Upper valley (Horná Dolina), and southern - Lower valley (Dolná Dolina). Characteristic of Padina are large differences between summer and winter temperatures and low precipitation. July is the warmest month with average temperature about 22°C, and January is the coldest month with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šid
Šid ( sr-cyr, Шид, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It has a population of 12,628, while the municipality has 27,894 inhabitants (2022 census). A border crossing between Serbia and Croatia is located in the town. Name In Serbian language, Serbian, the town is known as ''Šid'' (Шид), in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Sid'', in German language, German as ''Schid'', in Slovak language, Slovak as ''Šíd'', and in Pannonian Rusyn language, Rusyn as Шид. History Šid was firstly mentioned in 1702. At first, settlement was part of Podunavlje, Danubian Military Frontier, but since the middle of the 18th century, it was part of the Syrmia County of the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Kingdom of Slavonia. In 1848–1849, Šid was part of Serbian Vojvodina, and in 1849–1860 part of Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar. After the abolishment of the voivodeship in 1860, Šid was again incorporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beočin
Beočin ( sr-Cyrl, Беочин, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The population of the town is 7,274, whilst Beočin's municipality population is 13,875 (2022 census). There is also a Beočin Monastery from the 16th century in the municipality. Name In Serbian, the town is known as ''Beočin'' (Беочин), in Croatian as ''Beočin'', in Hungarian as ''Belcsény'', in German (dated) as ''Beotschin'', in Slovak as ''Beočín'', and in Rusyn as Беочин. The name of the town derives from the word that came from local Serbian dialect, which in modern standard Serbian would be written as "beli otac" or in English as "white father" (the full meaning of the name is "the place that belong to white father"). The name referred to the prior of the nearby Beočin monastery. Geography Although it is geographically located in Syrmia, Beočin administratively belong to South Bačka District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lug (Beočin)
Lug () is a village in western part of the Serbian province of Vojvodina, in the municipality of Beočin, South Bačka District. It lies on the northwest slopes of Fruška gora mountain, in the region of Syrmia. The village has a population numbering 529 people (2022 census), most of them being ethnic Slovaks. History The village originates from the late 19th century, when the local land owner Odescalchi employed people from Bački Petrovac and Gložan, Slovak villages across the Danube, in order to satisfy growing timber export. At first, they resided seasonally and returned to their villages. In order to ensure more permanent work force, they offered them cleared forest land as loan, at the location of the later village. In 1910, the village had 371 residents, and in the mid-century around 500. Economy The residents are mostly engaged in agriculture, with a part working in nearby Beočin. Culture Cultural society "Mladost", with folklore section, maintains the Slovak traditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bač, Serbia
Bač ( sr-cyrl, Бач, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,405, while the municipality has 11,431 inhabitants. The entire geographical region between the rivers Danube and Tisza, today divided between Serbia and Hungary, was named Bačka after the town. Name In Serbian language, Serbian, the town is known as ''Бач'' (''Bač''); in Slovak language, Slovak as ''Báč''; in Croatian language, Croatian (Šokac language, Šokac) as ''Bač''; in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Bács''; in German language, German as ''Batsch''; in Latin language, Latin as ''Bach'' or ''Bacs''; and in Turkish language, Turkish as ''Baç''. Along with Serbian, Slovak and Hungarian are also in official use in the municipality administration. In the ninth and tenth centuries, the name of the town was ''Bagasin''. The Byzantine Empire, Byzantine writer John Kinnamos writes that ''Παγ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selenča
Selenča (, , ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bač, Serbia, Bač municipality, South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village had a population of 2,996 according to the 2011 census, with an overwhelming Slovaks, Slovak ethnic majority (over 90%). Location Selenča is located in the Bačka region, in the South Bačka District, seated in Novi Sad, also the provincial capital. It is situated northeast from Bač, its municipal seat, and northwest of the capital Belgrade. It is bounded by the village of Ratkovo on the north, Parage (Bačka Palanka), Parage on the east, Tovariševo on the south, Deronje on the northwest and the town of Bač on the west and southwest. Geography The village is located on the diluvial terrace, at an altitude of , north of the Karavukovo-Bački Petrovac canal, part of the Danube–Tisa–Danube Canal. Channeled river Mostonga is to the west. The Bač Fishpond is located west of the village, while the protected reserve of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
