Novi Bečej

Нови Бечеј
Novi Bečej
Törökbecse

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Basic data

State :

Serbia

Province :

Vojvodina

Okrug :

Srednji Banat

Opština :

Novi Bečej

Coordinates :

45 ° 36 ' N , 20 ° 7' E Coordinates: 45 ° 36 '0 " N , 20 ° 7' 0" E

Area :

602 km²

Residents :

13,133 (2011)

Agglomeration :

23,925 (2011)

Population density :

22 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+381) 023

Postal code :

23272

License plate :

ZR

Structure and administration (as of 2005)

Community type:

city

Structure :

3 districts

Mayor :

Saša Šućurović (LDP)

Website :

www.novibecej.rs

Map of the Novi Bečej municipality

Ruins of the Arača (Aracs) medieval Catholic Church near Novi Bečej.

Novi Bečej (Serbian-Cyrillic: Нови Бечеј, Hungarian : Törökbecse, German : Neu-Betsche) is a town in the central Banat in Vojvodina , Serbia with 13,133 inhabitants (23,925 in the entire municipality). The city lies on the Tisza (Serbian Tisa ).

Surname

Novi Bečej shares its name with the neighboring Bečej in the Batschka , which was formerly called "Stari Bečej" (Стари Бечеј, "Old Bečej"). There are several theories about the origin of the name. The first assumes that the name comes from "Castellum de Beche", the fortress near today's city center. An alternative theory traces the name back to the Wechey family, who once ruled the settlement and the surrounding area. The city was also known as 'Turski Bečej' (Турски Бечеј), in 1919 it was finally renamed to 'Novi Bečej' (Нови Бечеј). For a short period after the Second World War the place was renamed to Vološinovo / Волошиново (after Colonel Volosinov, who liberated the city). Since 1952, the name Novi Bečej has been officially used throughout.

The place is called Novi Bečej (Нови Бечеј) in Serbian and Croatian , Törökbecse in Hungarian and Neu-Betsche in German . Serbian and Hungarian are the official languages of the municipality.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1091 during the rule of the Kingdom of Hungary . Later, under the rule of the Ottoman Empire , the place was inhabited by Serbs . As part of Vojvodina and thus again Hungary, the place was part of Austria-Hungary until the end of the First World War . From then on, the place belonged to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , Yugoslavia and finally to Serbia .

Community structure

The municipality of Novi Bečej is divided into the town of the same name and the villages Bočar, Kumane and Novo Miloševo.

Ethnic groups according to the 2011 census

The 2011 census for the municipality of Novi Bečej shows 23,925 inhabitants with the following distribution:

16,132 Serbs (67.43%)
4,319 Hungary (18.05%)
1,295 Romani (5.41%)
2,179 other (9.11%)

The 13,133 inhabitants of the city itself are distributed among:

7,738 Serbs (58.92%)
3,210 Hungary (24.44%)
609 Romani (4.64%)
1,576 other (12.00%)

Population development of the city

1961: 16.378
1971: 16.075
1981: 16.091
1991: 15.404
2002: 14,452
2011: 13,133

Culture

Novi Bečej hosts Serbia's fourth largest event, the 'Velikogospojinski Dani' in honor of the city's patron saint. The festival attracts more than 200,000 visitors from across the country and neighboring states to the community. Well-known Serbian, Croatian and Hungarian musicians such as Lepa Brena , Zdravko Čolić , Severina , Tony Cetinski , Crvena Jabuka , Plavi orkestar , Željko Joksimović , Edda , Omega etc. have already performed at the festival.

Arača

The Arača is a medieval Romanesque church about twelve kilometers north of the city. It is one of the oldest churches built during the ancient Kingdom of Hungary. The church was built around 1230. Around 1280 the building was destroyed in a raid. The reconstruction took place in 1370, during which the current Gothic tower was built. In 1417 the church came into the possession of the Serbian ruler Đurađ Branković, who in turn gave it to Pál Birinyi. In 1551 the Ottomans burned the church down, after which it was never rebuilt.

nature

Slano Kopovo

Slano Kopovo, northeast of Novi Bečej near the Tisa, is one of the last Serbian salt marshes. It houses unique Pannonian habitats, which are characterized by salty, muddy pools or lakes. The importance of Slano Kopovo is diverse. The area is one of the most important Serbian habitats for various migratory birds. 203 bird species were found in Slano Kopovo, 63% of all known species in Vojvodina.