Lug () is a village in western part of the

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n 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 ...

, in the municipality of

Beočin Beočin ( sr-cyr, Беочин, ; hu, Belcsény) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The population of the town is 7,839, whilst Beočin's municipality population is 15, ...

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. It lies on the northwest slopes of

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 ...

mountain, in the region of Syrmia. The village has a population numbering 801 people (2002 census), most of them being ethnic Slovaks.

History

The village originates from the late 19th century, when the local land owner

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employed people from

Bački Petrovac Bački Petrovac ( sr-cyrl, Бачки Петровац; sk, Báčsky Petrovec; hu, Petrőc) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 7,452, whil ...

and

Gložan Gložan ( sr-cyr, Гложан) is a village located in the Bački Petrovac municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The population of the village numbering 2,283 people (2002 ce ...

, 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 traditions and dances. The village twice hosted the Slovak cultural festival "Tancuj, tancuj", and their members acted in various folklore festivals across Europe.

Historical population

*1961: 764 *1971: 775 *1981: 824 *1991: 864 *2002: 801

References

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

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