Sivac (Serbian Cyrillic: Сивац) is a village located in the municipality of Kula, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a sizable Montenegrin minority, with its population numbering 6,950 inhabitants (as of 2022 census).
Sivac
Сивац (Serbian) | |
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| Coordinates: 45°42′N 19°23′E / 45.700°N 19.383°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Bačka |
| District | West Bačka |
| Municipality | Kula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153.15 km2 (59.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 6,950 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editThe existence of Sivac is first mentioned in a list of settlements in Bačka from 1692. The village is divided into two connected settlements, Stari Sivac, which was historically populated by Serbs and Novi Sivac, which was historically populated by Swabians. Following World War II, Sivac was one of many villages in Vojvodina that were involved in the 'colonization' process in which refugees from across Yugoslavia were settled.[2] Sivac was one of the few villages in Serbia in which the majority of post-war settlers were from Montenegro.
Demographics
editHistorical population
edit- 1961: 11,448
- 1971: 10,469
- 1981: 9,979
- 1991: 9,514
- 2002: 8,992
- 2011: 7,895
- 2022: 6,950
Ethnic groups
editThe ethnic groups as of 2002 census:
- Serbs = 5,179 (57.59%)
- Montenegrins = 2,703 (30.06%)
- Hungarians = 425 (4.73%)
- Croats = 162 (1.80%)
- Yugoslavs = 54 (0.60%)
Notable people
edit- Čedomir Čupić, political scientist
- Milorad Vučelić, businessman, president of FK Partizan
- Milan Ivanović, former Australian football player
- Dragoje Leković, former Yugoslav football player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Насеља општине Кула" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Valenta, Marko (2016). The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in Transnational Communities. Routledge. ISBN 9781351893749.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
Gallery
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The Name of Mary Catholic Church. -
The Calvinist church.
External links
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