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.

Religions

Subotica is also the centre of the Roman Catholic diocese of the Ba?ka region belonging to Serbia. Nearly 70% of the city's population are Catholics. There are 9 Catholic parish churches, 2 Serbian Orthodox, and 2 Protestant churches, Lutheran and Calvinist, respectively.

Related Topics:
Roman Catholic - Ba?ka - Serbian Orthodox - Protestant - Lutheran - Calvinist

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