Bačka Topola

Coordinates: 45°49′N 19°38′E / 45.817°N 19.633°E / 45.817; 19.633
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Bačka Topola
Бачка Топола
Topolya
Town and municipality
Visitation of Our Lady Catholic Church
Visitation of Our Lady Catholic Church
Coat of arms of Bačka Topola
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Bačka Topola within Serbia
Location of the municipality of Bačka Topola within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°49′N 19°38′E / 45.817°N 19.633°E / 45.817; 19.633
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictNorth Bačka
Settlements23
Government
 • MayorGábor Kislinder (SVM)
Area
[1]
 • Municipality596 km2 (230 sq mi)
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Town
23,456,000
 • Municipality
31,349,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24300
Area code+381 24
Car platesBT
Websitewww.btopola.org.rs
Map of Bačka Topola municipality

Bačka Topola (Serbian Cyrillic: Бачка Топола, pronounced [bâːtʃkaː topǒla]; Hungarian: Topolya, pronounced [ˈtopojɒ]) is a town and municipality located in the North Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities and has a population of 33,321, while the town itself has 14,573 inhabitants.

Name

The name of the town is derived from the Serbian word topola (топола) ("poplar" in English). The first part of the name of the town was given to designate its location in the region of Bačka in contrast to places with similar names, like Topola in Šumadija or Banatska Topola in Banat.

The lake

History

The town was mentioned first in 1462 under name Fibaych. This settlement was destroyed in the 16th century and new smaller settlement was later built at its location. Name Topola was first recorded in 1543, while according to the Ottoman defters from 1580, 1582, and 1590, it was mentioned as a village, whose population numbered between 21 and 23 houses. In this time, the inhabitants of the settlement were Serbs. In 1704, Topola was destroyed by kuruc rebels.

In 1731, Topola was mentioned as an uninhabited heath. In 1750, the new settlement was founded at this location and 200 Hungarian and Slovak families arrived here from Upper Hungary. It was a district center in Bács-Bodrog County as "Topolya" until 1918, when it became part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed to Yugoslavia in 1929). It was part of Yugoslavia until 1991, with the exception of Hungarian occupation between 1941 and 1944 during World War II.

Inhabited places

Bačka Topola municipality includes the town of Bačka Topola and the following villages:

Note: For the inhabited places with an absolute or relative Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194843,135—    
195343,243+0.05%
196144,466+0.35%
197143,508−0.22%
198141,889−0.38%
199140,473−0.34%
200238,245−0.51%
201133,321−1.52%
Source: [3]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Bačka Topola has a population of 33,321 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic map of the Bačka Topola municipality

Local communities with a Hungarian majority are: Bačka Topola (Hungarian: Topolya), Bajša (Hungarian: Bajsa), Pačir (Hungarian: Pacsér), Stara Moravica (Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva), Zobnatica (Hungarian: Andrásnépe), Bogaraš (Hungarian: Bogaras-Felváros), Obornjača (Hungarian: Nagyvölgy), Bagremovo (Hungarian: Brazília), Gunaroš (Hungarian: Gunaras), Novo Orahovo (Hungarian: Zentagunaras), and Kavilo (Hungarian: Rákóczifalu or Kavilló).

Local communities with a Serb majority are: Gornja Rogatica, Srednji Salaš, Panonija, Orešković, Bački Sokolac, Karađorđevo, Mićunovo, Njegoševo, Krivaja, Svetićevo, and Mali Beograd.

Pobeda (Hungarian: Győztes or Pobedabirtok) is an ethnically-mixed local community with a Hungarian relative majority. Krivaja, Mali Beograd, and Svetićevo have over 20% Hungarians, as well as other minorities, while Bačka Topola, Pačir, Zobnatica, and Pobeda have over 20% Serbs.

The ethnic composition of the municipality:[4]

Ethnic group Population
Hungarians 19,307
Serbs 9,830
Croats 330
Montenegrins 349
Rusyns 254
Bunjevci 206
Yugoslavs 200
Slovaks 120
Roma 100
Albanians 60
Slovenians 50
Muslims 48
Germans 41
Macedonians 39
Others 2,387
Total 33,321

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[5]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,065
Mining and quarrying -
Manufacturing 2,475
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 33
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 99
Construction 180
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,063
Transportation and storage 245
Accommodation and food services 187
Information and communication 106
Financial and insurance activities 116
Real estate activities 21
Professional, scientific and technical activities 243
Administrative and support service activities 83
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security 371
Education 579
Human health and social work activities 472
Arts, entertainment and recreation 110
Other service activities 126
Individual agricultural workers 605
Total 8,181

Sport

The most popular local football team is TSC Bačka Topola, that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga (1st national tier).

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bačka Topola is twinned with:

See also

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ^ "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

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