Map of the Bačka Topola municipality showing the location of Stara Moravica
Stara Moravica (Serbian Cyrillic: Стара Моравица, Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva, German: Alt-Morawitza) is a village located in the Bačka Topola municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,674 people (2002 census).
The name literally means "Old Moravica" in Serbian language. Name "Moravica" itself is a Slavic name that means "little sea" (deriving from Slavic word "more" - "sea" in English), and it is usually used to designate rivers.
[edit] Location
It is situated halfway between Belgrade and Budapest in a geographical region of Bačka.
Map coordinates: 45°52′8″N 19°27′58″E / 45.86889°N 19.46611°E / 45.86889; 19.46611.
[edit] Historical population
- 1961: 6,904
- 1971: 6,737
- 1981: 6,449
- 1991: 6,266
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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