Ruski Krstur
| Ruski Krstur Руски Крстур Руски Керестур |
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| Country | Serbia |
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| District | West Bačka |
| Municipality | Kula |
| Population | 5,213 (2002) |
Ruski Krstur (Serbian Cyrillic: Руски Крстур, Rusyn: Руски Керестур) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the municipality of Kula, West Bačka District. The village has a Rusyn ethnic majority. Its population numbered 5,213 in the 2002 census. Ruski Krstur is the cultural centre of the Rusyns in Vojvodina and Serbia. The number of Rusyns in Ruski Krstur is in constant decline as many of them have moved out to Canada concentrating in a town of North Battleford.[1]
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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 Slavic word krst (крст) ("cross" in English). The Hungarian name for the village derived from the Hungarian word "kereszt", which also means "cross" in English. The first written record of Ruski Krstur was made during the administration of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1410 and then in 1452, mentioning it under name Kerezthwr.
In Hungarian the village is known as Bácskeresztúr; in Slovak as Ruský Krstur; and in Croatian as Ruski Krstur.
[edit] Ethnic groups
[edit] 1971
According to the 1971 census, ethnic Rusyns comprised 99.45% of population of the village.
[edit] 2002
According to the 2002 census, the population of the village include:
[edit] Historical population
- 1948: 5,874
- 1953: 6,115
- 1961: 5,873
- 1971: 5,960
- 1981: 5,826
- 1991: 5,636
- 2002: 5,213
[edit] Politics
There is an initiative among inhabitants of Ruski Krstur that this settlement become its own municipality completely separate from Kula.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
[edit] External links
- Ruski Krstur - Web page about the village
- Welcome to First Ruski Kerestur Internet Web Presentation
- Rusyns in Serbia
- Vodica in Ruski Krstur
- “A Home for Town Planning Kula-Odzaci” Kula
- Castle, Ruski Krstur
- History of Ruski Krstur
- Rusyn On The Internet
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Coordinates: 45°34′N 19°25′E / 45.567°N 19.417°E
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