Sivac () is a village located in the municipality of Kula, Serbia. The village has a

Serb 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 ...

ethnic majority with a sizable Montenegrin minority, with its population numbering 7,895 inhabitants (as of 2011 census).

History

The existence of Sivac is first mentioned in a list of settlements in Bačka from 1692. The village is divided into two connected settlements, ''Stari Sivac'', which was historically populated by Serbs and ''Novi Sivac'', which was historically populated by

Swabians Swabians (german: Schwaben, singular ''Schwabe'') are a Germanic people who are native to the ethnocultural and linguistic region of Swabia, which is now mostly divided between the modern states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, in southweste ...

. Following

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, Sivac was one of many villages in Vojvodina that were involved in the 'colonization' process in which refugees from across

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

were settled. Sivac was one of the few villages in Serbia in which the majority of post-war settlers were from

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Demographics

Historical population

* 1961: 11,448 * 1971: 10,469 * 1981: 9,979 * 1991: 9,514 * 2002: 8,992 * 2011: 7,895

Ethnic groups

The ethnic groups as of 2002 census: *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...

= 5,179 (57.59%) *

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi ...

= 2,703 (30.06%) *

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 ...

= 425 (4.73%) *

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic ...

= 162 (1.80%) *

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 b ...

= 54 (0.60%)

Notable people

* Čedomir Čupić, political scientist * Milorad Vučelić, businessman, president of

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

* Milan Ivanović, former Australian football player *

Dragoje Leković Dragoje Leković ( sr-Cyrl, Драгоје Лековић, ; born 21 November 1967) is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Leković was born in Sivac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. In Yugoslavia, he played m ...

, former Yugoslav football player

References

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

Gallery

File:Sivac,_Catholic_Church.jpg, The Name of Mary

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. File:Sivac,_Calvinist_Church.jpg, The Calvinist church.

External links

“A Home for Town Planning Kula-Odzaci” Kula

Sivac.net
Places in Bačka West Bačka District Kula, Serbia {{WestBačkaRS-geo-stub