Kucura ( sr-cyr, Куцура; rue, Коцур; hu, Kucora) is a village in
Serbia
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, in the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Vrbas, in the
South Bačka District
The South Bačka District ( sr, Јужнобачки округ, Južnobački okrug, ; hu, Dél-bácskai körzet; ) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically it lies in the southern ...
. The village is ethnically mixed and has a population of 4,663 (2002 census).
Ethnic groups
1971
According to the 1971 census, ethnic
Rusyns
Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct langu ...
comprised 60% of the population of the village.
2002
According to the 2002 census, the population of the village include:
* 2,200 (47.18%)
Rusyns
Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct langu ...
* 1,808 (38.77%)
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 na ...
* 352 (7.55%)
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...
* others.
Historical population
*1961: 4,881
*1971: 4,655
*1981: 4,687
*1991: 4,713
Notable residents
*
Ljubomir Fejsa
Ljubomir Fejsa ( sr-Cyrl, Љубомир Фејса, ; born 14 August 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Partizan as a defensive midfielder.
From 2008–09 to 2016–17, Fejsa won ten consecutive league titles across thre ...
Gallery
Image:Kucura,_Uniate_church.jpg, The Uniate church.
Image:Kucura_Orthodox_church.jpg, The Orthodox church.
Image:Kucura,_Catholic_Church.jpg, All Saints Catholic Church.
See also
*
List of places in Serbia
This is the list of populated places in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), as recorded by the 2002 census, sorted alphabetically by municipalities. Settlements denoted as " urban" (towns and cities) are marked bold. Population for every settlement is gi ...
*
List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia.
List of largest cities and towns in Vojvodina
List of urban settlements in Vojvodina
List of all urban settlements (cities and towns) in Vojvodina with populati ...
References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
KucuraOnlineKucura location map
Places in Bačka
South Bačka District
Pannonian Rusyns
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