Bački Breg

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Bački Breg is in the very northwest of Serbia, on an important highway linking Serbia and Hungary together. The Hungarian town across the border is Hercegszántó.

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Bački Breg or Бачки Брег, in Croatian as Bereg (since 2009)[1] or Bački Breg (before 2009), in Hungarian as Béreg, and in German as Bereg.

History

It was first mentioned in 1319. In 1620, the village was settled by Šokci who originating from Klis near Split. The first church in the village was founded in 1740. In the 18th century, Germans and Hungarians settled here as well.

Demographics

As of 2022 census results, the village has 769 inhabitants.

Historical population

  • 1961: 2,045
  • 1971: 2,006
  • 1981: 1,770
  • 1991: 1,585
  • 2002: 1,388
  • 2011: 1,140
  • 2022: 769

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the village (2002 census):

Ethnic group Population %
Croats 738 53.17%
Serbs 344 24.78%
Yugoslavs 67 4.83%
Hungarians 34 2.45%
Others 76 5.48%
Undeclared/Unknown 129 9.29%
Total 1,388

See also

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

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  1. Template:In lang Radio Subotica Template:Webarchive Tradicijski nazivi naselja vraćaju mještanima osjećaj sigurnosti, Nov 20, 2009, accessed Nov 23, 2009

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