Senta
Сента Zenta |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Serbia | |||
Okrug : | Okrug Severni Banat | |||
Coordinates : | 45 ° 56 ' N , 20 ° 5' E | |||
Height : | 92 m. i. J. | |||
Area : | 293 km² | |||
Residents : | 18,750 (2011) | |||
Agglomeration : | 23,316 (2011) | |||
Population density : | 64 inhabitants per km² | |||
Telephone code : | (+381) +381 (0) 24 | |||
Postal code : | 24400/24401 | |||
License plate : | SA | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2008) | ||||
Community type: | city | |||
Mayor : | Rudolf Ceglédi (VMSZ) | |||
Website : |
Senta ( Serbian - Cyrillic Сента [ sɛ̌ːnta ], German, Romanian and Hungarian [ zɛntɒ ]: Zenta ) is a city on the river Tisza in the province of Vojvodina in Serbia .
Although the city is geographically located in the Batschka , it is part of the Northern Banat ( Severni Banat ) district. According to the 2011 census, the town has 18,704 inhabitants, while Opština Senta has 23,316 inhabitants; the majority of the urban population (around 77%) consider themselves to be Magyars .
The city is best known for the Battle of Zenta in 1697.
history
The city was first mentioned in 1216 under the name Szintarev . Since 1246 it belonged to Csanád County , part of the Kingdom of Hungary . In 1506 Senta was granted the privilege of a free royal city. Troops of the Ottoman Empire destroyed the place in 1526 and it remained under their rule during the 16th and 17th centuries.
politics
coat of arms
Blasonierung "angled In a golden ear of rye blue with two green Bättern, occupied by a pair of crossed golden key, in the ring ride (key handles) one facing away, silver sturgeon."
sons and daughters of the town
- Istvan Korpa (* 1945), table tennis player and trainer
- Tanja Kragujević (* 1946), poet
- Tamara Boroš (* 1977), table tennis player
- Arpad Šterbik (* 1979), handball goalkeeper
- Zsófia Dolník-Domány (* 1988), chess player
- Čaba Silađi (* 1990), swimmer
- Viktor Nemeš (* 1993), wrestler
- Laslo Đere (* 1995), tennis player
Web links
- City homepage (Hungarian, Serbian, English, German)