Futog (,

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and hu, Futak) is a suburban settlement of the city of

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, Serbia, with a population of 18,642 according to the 2011 census in

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. It is situated in southern Bačka, 7 km away from Novi Sad.

Name

''Terra que Futog et a quibusdam Batkay nominatur'' is the first written mention of this village in 1250. It was formed from a personal name (+1086: Futoc) with a Hungarian nomenclature. The basis of the name is the hungarian derivative the verb ''fut'', which means running, with a meaning of “courier”. In

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* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

, the town is known as ''Futog'' (Футог), in

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as ''Futog'', in Hungarian as ''Futak'', and in

as ''Alt-Futok''.

Demographics

The town had a population of 18,582 (2002 census). Ethnic groups included: *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their ...

= 16,828 (90.56%) *

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= 279 (1.50%) *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Jugoslaveni'', Serbian and Macedonian ''Jugosloveni''/Југословени; sl, Jugoslovani) is an identity that was originally designed to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has be ...

= 226 (1.22%) *others = 1249 (6.72%) The population of the settlement was a quarter under 15 years old, two-thirds work-capable people, and 10% farmers.

Geography

The town is situated in southern

Bačka Bačka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка, ) or Bácska () is a geographical and historical area within the Pannonian Plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east. It is divided between Serbia and Hungar ...

, 7 km away from

, on the middle of the

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stream. Neighbouring settlements are Veternik in the east, Begeč in the west and Rumenka in the north. The

river is located in the south of the town. The Futog area outspreads on a cofin terrace,

alluvial plain An alluvial plain is a largely flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms. A floodplain is part of the process, being the s ...

and an inductional plane. Near Futog are two river isles, an effluent pulped in pond.The climate is medium- continental, influenced by

Fruška Gora Fruška gora ( sr-Cyrl, Фрушка гора; hu, Tarcal-hegység) is a mountain in Syrmia, administratively part of Serbia with a part of its western side extending into eastern Croatia. The area under Serbian administration forms the country ...

and the Danube. Winds are Košava, Western and Breeze. Precipitation is 700 mm a year. Hydrography includes the

river, pond and the Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal. The present plants are corn, wheat, industrial plants, vegetables, and its well-known cabbage. The present animals are ducks, storks, rabbits, foxes, pheasants. The town is 8 km long in the west–east direction around the main street. Its area is 8,561 hectares. Futog is divided into Stari Futog (Old Futog) and Novi Futog (New Futog).

History

Archeological localities in the area include: Sesije, Gornje Šume, Vodice, Bokternica and Pašnjak. Although there are traces of Slavs in Bačka from before, Slavic presence in this area is confirmed by the data beginning in the

9th century The 9th century was a period from 801 ( DCCCI) through 900 ( CM) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Carolingian Renaissance and the Viking raids occurred within this period. In the Middle East, the House of Wisdom was founded in Abb ...

, when the area was part of the

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and the Bulgarian voivod

Salan ] Salan, Salanus or Zalan ( Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Serbian Cyrillic: Салан or Залан; hu, Zalán; ro, Salanus) was, according to the Gesta Hungarorum, a local Bulgarianhttp://keptar.niif.hu/000500/000586/magyaro-honf-terke ...

ruled in Bačka. The presence of Hungarians is dated to the 10th century, after Salan was defeated by the Hungarian forces. Futog was mentioned for the first time in 1224 when

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

devastated it. Before the Tatar invasion, the settlement was known as Batkay. In the 15th century it was an important market town. During the Hungarian administration, Futog was part of the Bacsensis County and was also a possession of the Futaky family in the 14th century, and a possession of the Jób Garai in the middle of the 15th century. In 1526-1527 it was part of the state of Emperor Jovan Nenad, and between 1528 and 1686 it was part of the

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. During the Ottoman administration, Futog was part of the Sanjak of Segedin and was mostly populated by

and

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. According to the Ottoman traveler from the 17th century,

Evliya Çelebi Derviş Mehmed Zillî (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi ( ota, اوليا چلبى), was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty ye ...

, the town of Vutok had a fortress, 4 Muslim religious buildings, including the mosque of Sulejman-han and 3 masjids, as well as about 180 houses. After 1686, it was part of the Habsburg monarchy. Between 1696 and 1868, Futog had annual princes. The prince had a symbolical function. The Estate of Futog was a possession of the King's Chamber 1686-1703, of General Baron Josef Nechem 1703-1721, of Josef Odwyer 1721-1731, of Count Friedrich Lorenz Caurian 1731-1744, of Mihailo Čarnojević 1744-1769, of Count András Hadik 1769-1801, of Count Brunszvik 1801-1852, and of Count Rudolf Chotek 1852-1921. In 1715, the population of Futog was composed of 130 Serbian and 7 Hungarian households, while in 1720, it was composed of 126 Serbian and 14 Hungarian households. The area was later colonized by Germans. Near the Serb-populated Old Futog, Germans founded a new settlement known as the New Futog. Later, a sizable number of Germans settled in Old Futog as well. The Colonization of

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ended in 1774. In the 18th and the first half of the 19th century, Futog was part of the Batsch-Bodrog County within the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary. In 1848-1849 Futog was part of the Serbian Vojvodian, a Serb self-proclaimed autonomous region within Austrian Empire, which got transformed between 1849 and 1860 into the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar, a separate crownland. After the abolishment of the voivodeship in 1860, Futog was again a part of the Batsch-Bodrog County. In 1910, the population of the Old Futog was ethnically mixed, with Germans and Serbs, while the population of the New Futog was mainly German. Other smaller ethnic groups in the town included Hungarians and Slovaks. Spomenik borcima NOB u Futogu

In 1918, Futog, as part of the

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region, became part of the

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, as was decided by the decree of the Great people's assembly in Novi Sad in 1918, November 2). Since December 1, 1918, it was part of the

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(later known as

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). From 1918 to 1922, Futog was part of the

County, from 1922 to 1929 a part of the

Oblast, and from 1929 to 1941 a part of the

Danube Banovina Danube Banovina or Danube Banate ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Dunavska banovina, Дунавска бановина), was a banovina (or province) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of the geographical ...

. During

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(in 1941), after the

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invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia, the town came under Axis occupation and was attached to

Bács-Bodrog County Bács-Bodrog County ( hu, Bács-Bodrog vármegye, german: Komitat Batsch-Bodrog, sr, Бачко-бодрошка жупанија, Bačko-bodroška županija) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom ...

of Horthy's Hungary. After the defeat of Axis powers there in 1944, one part of the local German population left from the area, together with the defeated German army. The

Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia The Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia,, mk, Антифашистичко собрание за народно ослободување на Југославија commonly abbreviated as the AVNOJ, was a deliberat ...

(AVNOJ) declared the remaining German population as public enemies and sent them to communist prison camps. After the abolishment of the camps in 1948, the remaining German population left from Yugoslavia, mainly because of economical reasons. Since 1944, the town was part of Yugoslav Vojvodina, which from 1945 was a part of socialist

within the new socialist

. After the Second World War, in 1945 and 1946 Futog was settled by Serb families which mostly originated from

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, and Srem. Population censuses conducted after the war recorded a Serb ethnic majority in the town.

Sights

*A baroque Serbian Orthodox Church “Sveti Vrači Kozma i Damjan” from 1776. *Futog Court, today Agricultural school (baroque-classicism), built by grof Andras Hadik in 1777, where few days before Sarajevo Attempt resided Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia Chotek, and also a place where German general

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was prisoned in 1919. *Old Rectory from 1777 belongs to citizen architecture of the 18th century. *Serbian Orthodox Church 1781-1947; village baroque. *“Rudolphinum” or “Bastilja” of 1893;

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; today Internat. *“Marianum” of 1894; istoricism; today Gerontological centre. *

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“Sacred heart of Jesus” of 1908;

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cathedral. *Fire Brigade Home of 1909 with a tower of 1932. *Roman Catholic Church “Holy Trinity” of 1940, no spiritual practice.

Culture and media

The village is home to the Cultural-Informative Centre “Mladost”, Tambura Orchestra, Folklore Assembly, Town library “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj”, galleries, etc.There is a Radio "Futog" at 97,5 and 99,5 MHz FM and Radio "Srna" at 91,90 MHz FM. The village is also famous for Bojana Kozomora (ex)Kovačević and Zorica Tepić Andrić.

Education

Srednja poljoprivredna škola Futog - prednja strana

There are two primary schools: “Desanka Maksimović” and “Miroslav Antić”. There is also a secondary Agricultural Boarding School. The first school in the town was established in 1707.

Sport

There is a Sport Hall Futog in the village. Football clubs in the town are OFK “Futog” and FK “Metalac-Asco Vidak”, there is also fight club “Faraon”, volleyball clubs OKK “Futog” and "RFU", and handball club RK “Metalac”.

Economy and traffic

Industry includes: “Milan Vidak” wire factory; “Aroma” spice factory; “Garant” motor factory; “Futožanka” provender factory; “Vagar” scale factory; and “Planta” agricultural goods. Car-road Novi Sad-Bačka Palanka; rail-road Novi Sad-Sombor; and the Danube river are important traffic directions situated at this location. Novi Sad's regular bus lines 53 (FUTOG STARI), 54 (FUTOG GRMEČKA), 55 (FUTOG BRAĆE BOŠNJAK) and 56 (BEGEČ) connecting the town with Novi Sad.

References

External links

{{Authority control Places in Bačka Populated places in South Bačka District Suburbs of Novi Sad Populated places on the Danube Towns in Serbia