Backi Petrovac

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Бачки Петровац
Bački Petrovac
Petrőc
Báčsky Petrovec
Bački Petrovac coat of arms
Backi Petrovac (Serbia)
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Basic data
State : Serbia
Province : Vojvodina
Okrug : Južna Bačka
Coordinates : 45 ° 21 ′  N , 19 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 21 ′ 0 ″  N , 19 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 87  m. i. J.
Residents : 14,681 (2002)
Telephone code : (+381) 021
Postal code : 21 470
License plate : NS
Structure and administration
Mayor : Ján Sabo ( G17 Plus )
Website :
Evangelical Church in Backi Petrovac

Bački Petrovac ( Cyrillic  Бачки Петровац , Slovak Báčsky Petrovec , German : Batschki Peterwatz , Hungarian : Petrőc ) is a municipality and a small town in Serbia , which is located in the southern Batschka of the autonomous province of Vojvodina .

Geographical location

The municipality of Bački Petrovac has an area of ​​158 km² and is surrounded by four municipalities . It borders Vrbas to the north, Novi Sad to the east, Beočin to the south and Bačka Palanka to the west .

In addition to the town of the same name, Bački Petrovac , the municipality also includes the villages of Gložan , Kulpin and Maglić .

The town of Backi Petrovac covers an area of ​​88 km². It is located about 25 km northwest of Novi Sad .

The Kleine Batschka Canal runs through the municipality .

Demographics

Population numbers

According to the 2002 census, 14,681 people live in the Bački Petrovac commune, 6,727 of them in the town of Bački Petrovac.

The population of the remaining settlements:

  • Gložan: 2283
  • Kulpin: 2976
  • Maglić : 2695

Ethnic composition

The Slovaks make up the largest part of the population in the municipality of Bački Petrovac as well as in the town itself, as well as in the settlements of Gložan and Kulpin. Only the village of Maglić is predominantly inhabited by Serbs.

  • The municipality of Bački Petrovac is home to 66.42% Slovaks, 25.74% Serbs , 1.99% Yugoslavs , 0.81% Croatians , 0.57% Hungarians and other peoples.
  • The city of Backi Petrovac consists of 88% Slovaks, 4.5% Yugoslavs, 4.4% Serbs, 1.4% Croats, 0.4% Hungarians, 0.3% Montenegrins and other ethnic groups.
  • In the place Gložan (Slovak: Hložany ) live 86.9% Slovaks and 6.4% Serbs, Kulpin (Slovak .: Kulpin ) is inhabited by 71.1% Slovaks and 21.3% Serbs, and in Maglić 90% Serbs and 3.7% Slovaks are recorded.

religion

Bački Petrovac is the center of Protestants in Vojvodina. The Protestant Christians, who are mainly of Slovak nationality, make up the majority. There are Protestant churches in all four places in the community.

The Bački Petrovac parish consists of 65.5% Protestant Christians , 25.9% Orthodox Christians , 1.9% Catholic Christians and the like. a. together.

history

In the region around Bački Petrovac there were already settlements in prehistoric times, which in the Middle Ages bore names like "Bodonj", "Dragovo", "Bega" or "Telek", and show that Hungarians and Serbs lived there very early. The first verifiable mention of "Petrovac" appeared in the 13th century, when this place was recognized as an independent ecclesiastical community (with a church dedicated to St. Peter).

At the time of the Rákóczi uprising (1703 to 1711) all places (Bodonj, Dragovo etc.) - except for Petrovac - were burned down and deserted. After the arrival of the Turks (see also: Battle of Mohács (1526) ) the Serbian population increased, while the number of other settlers decreased. From 1718 Petrovac belonged to Futog. Since there was only a small workforce in this fertile area, Hungarians moved there in the first half of the 18th century, and a large number of Slovak settlers were brought in from Slovakia. This established a slovak in 1745. Primary school in Petrovac. Then the predominantly Protestant Slovaks bought a church bell, which they could initially only ring at night because the Protestant faith had no rights there. That changed in 1781, when Emperor Joseph II granted the tolerance patent for the Orthodox and Protestants on October 13th , which at least achieved a kind of toleration of religious practice. Furthermore, in the same year, on November 1st, the bondage of the peasants was lifted. As a result, numerous Slovak institutions emerged in the 19th century. An evangelical chapel, a Sunday school, a library and a theater were built. Markets were also opened up. For all these reasons, and also because of the political participation, Petrovac gradually developed into the center of Slovak national life, where intellectuals repeatedly resisted the Magyarization very stubbornly . When Slovak schools were replaced by Magyar ones, the closure of Matica slovenská came about, and opponents and speakers of non-Magyar languages ​​had to fear persecution, the Slovak institutions (Sunday school, library) in Petrovac were also closed, but Slovakian cultural life was preserved despite everything.

After the collapse of the dual monarchy in 1918, Petrovac belonged to the Dunavska Banovina (Danube Bank) of the new SHS state or kingdom of Yugoslavia . The Slovaks continued to organize themselves and founded a newspaper printer, a museum and a grammar school.

During the Second World War , the southern Batschka was annexed to Hungary in 1941. This was followed by the establishment of the Second or Tito Yugoslavia (FNRY / SFRY). In 1974 an extension of the autonomy status of Vojvodina was achieved through a constitutional amendment, but this status was lifted in 1989 by Slobodan Milošević and only partially restored after the overthrow of the government.

After the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, the overall situation deteriorated enormously.

Even if the situation is still difficult, small progress can be seen today. For example, in 2006 the Begej Canal in Bački Petrovac was equipped with a pump that feeds the water into the canal and is used for cleaning. In addition, Bački Petrovac is still the center of Slovakia, with a great variety of cultures, churches, music, folklore, etc.

politics

Partial results of the 2004 local elections (seats):

economy

Since this area is an extremely fertile area, agriculture is of course very widespread. One of the largest sources of income is the hops, which have now achieved a fairly high level of awareness in the world. Otherwise, z. B. the cultivation of grain, wheat and hemp operated.

Twin cities

Personalities

The philosopher and sociologist Andrej Sirácky and the philosopher and historian Jan Sirácky were born in Bački Petrovac . Also the writer Gustáv Maršall-Petrovský (1862-1916). The Serbian national soccer player Milena Vuković was also born there.

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