Bečej
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| Location in Serbia | |
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| General Information | |
| District | South Bačka |
| Land area | 487 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
25,774 (town) 40,987 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 5 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 21 |
| Car plates | NS |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.becej.co.yu |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Dušan Jovanović |
Bečej (Serbian: Бечеј or Bečej, Hungarian: Óbecse, Rusin: Бечеј, Croatian: Bečej, German: Altbetsche, Romanian: Becei) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 25,703, while Bečej municipality has 40,877 inhabitants.
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[edit] History
Bečej was mentioned first in 1091. In the 15th century (from 1419 to 1441) it was a possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković. Between 1702 and 1751, the town belonged to the Tisa-Mureş section of the Habsburg Military Frontier. After the abolishment of this part of the Frontier in 1751, many Serbs that lived in the town emigrated to Russia (notably to New Serbia and Slavo-Serbia). To prevent this emigration, the Habsburg authorities formed autonomous District of Potisje with seat in Bečej. District of Potisje existed between 1751 and 1848. The three privilegies were given to the district in 1759, 1774, and 1800. First privilege of the District defined its autonomous status, while the second one allowed to ethnic Hungarians to settle in the district. In the following period many Hungarians settled in Bečej and they replaced Serbs as a dominant nation in the town. According to the 1910 census, the population of Bečej municipality numbered 54,275 people, of whom 30,465 spoke Hungarian and 22,821 Serbian.
Since 1918, Bečej was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and subsequent South Slavic states. During the Hungarian Axis occupation, in 1942 raid, 215 inhabitants of the town were murdered, of whom 111 were men, 72 women, 13 children, and 19 old people. By nationality, victims included 110 Jews, 102 Serbs, and 1 Hungarian.
[edit] Inhabited places
Bečej municipality includes the town of Bečej and the following villages:
- Bačko Gradište (Hungarian: Bácsföldvár)
- Bačko Petrovo Selo (Hungarian: Péterréve)
- Mileševo (Hungarian: Drea)
- Radičević
Note: For the inhabited places with absolute or relative Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.
[edit] Demographics (2002 census)
Bečej is an ethnically mixed town and municipality.
[edit] Ethnic groups in the Bečej municipality
- Hungarians = 20,018 (48.83%)
- Serbs = 16,832 (41.06%)
- Yugoslavs = 1,070 (2.61%)
- Roma = 479 (1.16%)
- Croats = 437 (1.06%)
- others
[edit] Settlements by ethnic majority
Settlements with a Hungarian ethnic majority are: Bačko Petrovo Selo (Hungarian: Péterréve) and Mileševo (Hungarian: Istenföldje). There is one settlement with a Serb ethnic majority: Radičević. Two settlements: Bečej (Hungarian: Óbecse) and Bačko Gradište (Hungarian: Bácsföldvár) are ethnically mixed, with the largest ethnic group there being the Hungarians.
[edit] Ethnic groups in the Bečej town
- Hungarians = 11,725 (45.49%)
- Serbs = 11,197 (43.44%)
- others
[edit] Languages in the Bečej municipality
Languages spoken in the Bečej municipality include Hungarian (50.29%), Serbian (46.63%), and other.
[edit] Historical population of the town
- 1961: 24,963
- 1971: 26,722
- 1981: 27,102
- 1991: 26,634
[edit] Politics
Seats in the municipal parliament won in the 2004 local elections: [1]
- Serbian Radical Party (6)
- People's Democratic Party (4)
- Together for our municipality (4)
- Democratic Community of Vojvodina Hungarians (4)
- G17 Plus (3)
- Democratic Party (3)
- Socialist Party of Serbia (2)
- Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians (2)
- Together for Vojvodina (1)
- Serbian Strength Movement (1)
[edit] Notable people
- Miloš Šarčev, bodybuilder.
- Janika Balázs (Janika Balaž), Hungarian-speaking ethnic Roma tamburica musician; Grew up here.
- Károly Than, chemist.
- Mór Than, painter.
- Glavardanov Radivoj, chemist.
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- Zvonimir Golubović, Racija u južnoj Bačkoj 1942. godine, Novi Sad, 1991.
- Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Seat of the district: City of Novi Sad
Novi Sad municipality1: Begeč • Budisava • Čenej • Futog • Kać • Kisač • Kovilj • Rumenka • Stepanovićevo • Veternik
Petrovaradin1: Bukovac • Ledinci • Sremska Kamenica • Stari Ledinci
Bač: Bačko Novo Selo • Bođani • Plavna • Selenča • Vajska
Bačka Palanka: Čelarevo • Despotovo • Gajdobra • Karađorđevo • Mladenovo • Neštin • Nova Gajdobra • Obrovac • Parage • Pivnice • Silbaš • Tovariševo • Vizić
Bački Petrovac: Gložan • Kulpin • Maglić
Bečej: Bačko Gradište • Bačko Petrovo Selo • Mileševo • Radičević
Beočin: Banoštor • Čerević • Grabovo • Lug • Rakovac • Susek • Sviloš
Srbobran: Nadalj • Turija
Sremski Karlovci
Temerin: Bački Jarak • Sirig
Titel: Gardinovci • Lok • Mošorin • Šajkaš • Vilovo
Vrbas: Bačko Dobro Polje • Kosančić • Kucura • Ravno Selo • Savino Selo • Zmajevo
Žabalj: Čurug • Đurđevo • Gospođinci
(*) bold are municipalities, 1 - Novi Sad`s urban municipalities, which aren`t fully formed
