Čantavir ( sr, italic=yes, Čantavir or , hu, Csantavér, hr, Čantavir) is the largest village with
Hungarian ethnic majority 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 ...
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Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...
. It is situated in the municipality of
Subotica
Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Subotica i ...
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North Bačka District. The village has a population of 6,951 inhabitants (as of 2011 census). The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture and stock breeding.
History
Historical population
* 1921: 8,969
* 1931: 11,287
* 1948: 9,397
* 1953: 9,262
* 1961: 9,341
* 1971: 9,085
* 1981: 8,596
* 1991: 7,940
* 2002: 7,178
* 2011: 6,951
School and culture
There is an elementary school in Čantavir.
This school have had a very famous children's choir conducted by Éva Gubena music teacher (she got the prize "Sparkle of Culture" in 2001).
In 1995, previous members of famous children's choir, (Bodor/ Huszár/ Melinda, Barkóci/ Juhász/ Szilvia, Pósa/ Faragó/ Gabriella, Sándor/ Pósa/ Csilla, Poljaković/ Zabos/ Marianna) started a ladies choir "Primavera" under conductor Éva Gubena.
From 1996 "Primavera" became a mixed voice chamber choir "Musica Viva". They have tried to bring live music to the hearts of their audience at concerts, festivals and other events. On their programme there are numerous compositions from all areas of musical history.
People
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József Törley
József Törley (10 January 1858 – 28 July 1907) is credited as having established one of the most successful brands of sparkling wine outside of the Champagne region in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In the 19th century, production of ...
(1858-1907), Hungarian business magnate, investor, philanthropist
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Szilveszter Matuska (1892–?), serial killer
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Heni Dér
Henrietta "Heni" Dér (born 17 April 1986) is a Hungarian singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of the Hungarian band Sugarloaf, which started her solo career.
Music career
Heni Dér came to light after she came ninth in the firs ...
(born 1986), Hungarian singer
See also
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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 ...
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List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
Literature
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Slobodan Ćurčić, ''Broj stanovnika Vojvodine'', Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
Ordinary school websiteHistory of Čantavir
Subotica
Places in Bačka
Populated places in Vojvodina
Hungarian communities in Serbia
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