Vrbas, Serbia
| Vrbas Врбас |
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| Coordinates: 45°34′N 19°39′E / 45.567°N 19.65°E | |||
| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | South Bačka | ||
| Settlements | 7 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Željko Vidović | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Municipality | 376 km2 (145 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |||
| • Town | 23,910 | ||
| • Municipality | 41,950 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 21460 | ||
| Area code | +381 21 | ||
| Car plates | VS | ||
| Website | www.vrbas.net | ||
Vrbas (Врбас) is a city and municipality located in Serbia at 45°34′N 19°39′E / 45.57°N 19.65°E, in the South Bačka District in the province of Vojvodina. In 2011 the city had a total population of 23,910, while the municipality had 41,950.
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[edit] Name
Its name stems from the word "Willow" in the Serbian language. During the SFRY period, the town was renamed Titov Vrbas (meaning "the Vrbas of Tito"), after Josip Broz Tito. Like all other towns in Socialist Yugoslavia named after Tito, the first part was dropped once the new states were formed during the early 1990s.
In Rusyn, the town is known as Вербас, in Hungarian as Verbász, in Croatian as Vrbas, in German as Werbass, and in Turkish as Verbas.
[edit] History
Vrbas was mentioned first in 1213 as Orbaszpalota,[citation needed] under the administration of the Kingdom of Hungary. According to other sources, it was mentioned first in 1387.[3] In the 16th century it became a part of the Ottoman Empire. During Ottoman administration it was populated by ethnic Serbs.[4] Since the end of the 17th century, Vrbas was under administration of the Habsburg Monarchy, and, according to 1720 census, it was populated exclusively by Serbs.[5]
After 1784 many Germans settled in the town. Before settlement of Germans, the population of the town included about 250 Serb families.[6] Germans founded a new settlement named Novi Vrbas (New Vrbas) near old (Serb) settlement which then became known as Stari Vrbas (Old Vrbas). In 1910, population of Novi Vrbas was mostly composed of ethnic Germans, while population of Stari Vrbas was ethnically mixed and was mainly composed of Serbs and Germans.[7]
In 1918, Vrbas became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). The town was under Hungarian occupation between 1941 and 1944. As a consequence of the World War II events in Yugoslavia, the German population fled from the town after this war. In the same time, many settlers from Montenegro came to Vrbas and other neighboring places.
[edit] Inhabited places
Vrbas municipality includes the city of Vrbas and the following villages:
[edit] Demographics (2002 census)
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[edit] Ethnic groups in the Vrbas municipality
- Serbs (47.77%)
- Montenegrins (24.79%)
- Rusyns (8.21%)
- Hungarians (6.29%)
- Ukrainians (2.12%)
- Yugoslavs (1.47%)
- Croats (1.43%)
[edit] Settlements by ethnic majority
Settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Bačko Dobro Polje, Zmajevo, Kosančić, and Ravno Selo. Ethnically mixed settlements are: Vrbas (with relative Serb majority), Kucura (with relative Rusyn majority), and Savino Selo (with relative Montenegrin majority).
[edit] Ethnic groups in the Vrbas town
- Serbs (41.19%)
- Montenegrins (30.05%)
- Hungarians (7.73%)
- Rusyns (5.71%)
- Ukrainians (2.88%)
- Yugoslavs (2.04%)
- Croats (1.65%)
[edit] Languages in the Vrbas municipality
According to the 2002 census, 85% of inhabitants of the Vrbas municipality speak Serbian as mother tongue. Other spoken languages include Rusyn (8%), Hungarian (4%) and Ukrainian (1%).
[edit] Historical population of the town
- 1961: 19,316
- 1971: 22,496
- 1981: 25,143
- 1991: 25,858
- 2011: 23,910
[edit] Politics
Seats in the municipal parliament won in the 2004 local elections: [1]
- Serbian Radical Party (14)
- Democratic Party (9)
- Socialist Party of Serbia (4)
- People's Democratic Party (2)
- Democratic Party of Serbia (2)
- New Social Democracy of Vojvodina (2)
- Serbian Strength Movement (2)
- G17 Plus (1)
[edit] Notable citizens
- Dušan Bajatović, vice president of SPS - Serbian Socialist Party.
- Radoman Božović, Serbian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Serbia from 1991 to 1993.
- The Hungarian writer, Molter Károly.
- Vladimir Kolarić of the band Veliki Prezir was born in Vrbas.
- Milan Komnenić, poet.
- Vida Ognjenović, writer and director.
- Painter Jozef Pehan (1875–1922) lived and died in Vrbas.
- Mitar Pešikan, linguist.
- Lazar Ristovski, actor.
- The Hungarian singer Magdolna Rúzsa was born in Vrbas. She won Megasztár, Hungary's version of Pop Idol in 2006. Rúzsa represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Sava Vukoslavović, ethnomusicologist and composer.
- German writer Johannes Weidenheim was born in Vrbas.
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The Calvinist church.
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The Evangelical church.
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The Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church.
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The Methodist church.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: First Results". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. http://media.popis2011.stat.rs/2011/prvi-rezultati.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ Dr Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Bačke - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2007, page 220.
- ^ Dr Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Bačke - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2007, page 220.
- ^ Ivan Jakšić, Iz popisa stanovništva Ugarske početkom XVIII veka, Novi Sad, 1966.
- ^ Dr Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Bačke - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2007, page 220.
- ^ http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3899/vojvodina1910.png
[edit] External links
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