Subotica

Subotica (Serbian: ???????? or Subotica, Hungarian: Szabadka, Croatian: Subotica, German: Mariatheresiopel, Slovak: Subotica, Rusin: ????????, Romanian: Subotica or Subotita) is a city and municipality in northern Serbia and Montenegro, in the North Ba?ka District of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located at 46.07° North, 19.68° East, about 10 km from the border with Hungary. It is the second largest city of the Vojvodina region next to Novi Sad, with a population of 99,471 (according to 2002 census). The municipality of Subotica has a population of 147,758. It is the administrative centre of the North Ba?ka District.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: Subotica is a multiethnic city and municipality. Its population is composed of (according to 2002 census):

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• Hungarians = 57,092 (38.5%)
• Serbs = 35,826 (24.1%)
• Croats = 16,688 (11.2%)
• Bunjevci = 16,254 (11.1%)
• Yugoslavs = 8,562 (6%)
• Montenegrins = 1,860 (1%)
• others

Languages spoken in Subotica (according to 2002 census):

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• Serbian and Croatian language (52%)
• Serbian language (47%)
• Croatian language (5%)
• Hungarian language (39%)
• others

Note: Bunjevac language is also spoken in Subotica, but it was not recognized as such in 2002 census, thought the speakers of this language mostly declared that their language is Serbian or Croatian. Bunjevac language will be recognized as such in the future.

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Religion:

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• Roman Catholic (63%)
• Orthodox (26%)
• Protestant
• other

The city serves as the cultural and political centre for the Hungarians, Bunjevci, and Croats in Vojvodina.

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Places with Hungarian ethnic majority are: Palicsfürd? (Pali?), Hajdújárás (Hajdukovo), Bácssz?l?s (Ba?ki Vinogradi), Alsóludas (?upljak), Csantavér (?antavir), Zentaörs (Ba?ko Du?anovo), Alsókelebia (Kelebija).

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Places with Bunjevci and Croat ethnic majority are: Mala Bosna, ?ur?in, Donji Tavankut, Gornji Tavankut, Bikovo, Stari ?ednik. LJutovo has a specific Bunjevac ethnic majority.

Related Topics:
Bunjevci - Croat

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Places with Serb ethnic majority are: Bajmok, Vi?njevac, Novi ?ednik, and Mi?i?evo.

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Bajmok (Hungarian: Bajmok), Vi?njevac (Hungarian: Meggyes) and Stari ?ednik (Hungarian: Nagyfény) have over 20% Hungarians, as well as the places with Hungarian majority have also certain percent of Serbs, Croats and Bunjevci.

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According to Bunjeva?ki kalendar for 1868, ethnic composition of Subotica in this year looked like this:

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• Bunjevci = 50,000
• Hungarians = 6,000
• Serbs = 3,500
• Jews = 1,300
• Others (including Germans, etc.)

According to the official census of 1910, Subotica's linguistic composition looked as follows: The 94,610 inhabitants were further divided by most common language used

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• Hungarian = 55,587
• Bunjevac = 33,247
• Serbian = 3,514
• German = 1,913
• Croatian = 39
• Others = 373

It is interesting to note that according to 1850 data, Subotica had a population of 48,126 people. Before the First World War this number almost reached 100,000. When Subotica became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1920, Subotica was the third largest city of the newly-formed country, right after Belgrade and Zagreb.

Related Topics:
1850 - First World War - Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - 1920 - Belgrade - Zagreb

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