Ruski Krstur
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Ruski Krstur (Serbian: Руски Крстур or Ruski Krstur, Rusyn: Руски Керестур, Hungarian: Bácskeresztúr, Croatian: Ruski Krstur) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the municipality of Kula, West Bačka District.
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[edit] Name
Its name means "the Rusyn Krstur" (There is also the village of Srpski Krstur in Vojvodina, meaning "the Serb Krstur").
The name "Krstur" itself derived from Serbian/Slavic word "krst" ("cross" in English). The Hungarian name for the village derived from the Hungarian word "kereszt", which also means "cross" in English and which also have Slavic origin.
[edit] Ethnic groups
The village has a Rusyn ethnic majority and its population is 5,213 (2002 census). According to the 1971 census, ethnic Rusyns comprised 99.45% of population of the village. Ruski Krstur is a cultural centre of the Rusyns in Vojvodina and Serbia.
[edit] Historical population
- 1961: 5,873
- 1971: 5,960
- 1981: 5,826
- 1991: 5,636
[edit] Politics
There is an initiative among inhabitants of Ruski Krstur that this settlement become its own municipality completelly separate from Kula.
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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