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

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

ethnic majority with a sizable Montenegrin minority, with its population numbering 6,950 inhabitants (as of 2022 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 ( , singular ''Schwabe'') are a Germans, German ethnographic group native to the region of Swabia, which is mostly divided between the modern states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately de ...

. Following

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

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

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

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 * 2022: 6,950

Ethnic groups

The ethnic groups as of 2002 census: *

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

= 5,179 (57.59%) *

Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...

= 2,703 (30.06%) *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

= 425 (4.73%) *

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

= 162 (1.80%) *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...

= 54 (0.60%)

Notable people

* Čedomir Čupić, political scientist *

Milorad Vučelić Milorad Vučelić ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Вучелић; born 17 June 1948) is a Serbian journalist and businessman. He is the editor-in-chief of '' Večernje novosti'' and owner of Serbian weekly magazine '' Pečat''. Early life Vučelić w ...

, businessman, president of

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...

* Milan Ivanović, former Australian football player *

Dragoje Leković Dragoje Leković ( sr-Cyrl, Драгоје Лековић, ; born 21 November 1967) is a retired professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Club career Leković was born in Siva ...

, 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