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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
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{{native name|hu|Topolya}}
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| native_name_lang = sr
| official_name = Bačka Topola
| official_name = Bačka Topola
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| image_shield = Backa-topola-grb.png
| image_shield = Backa-topola-grb.png
| image_flag =
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| image_skyline = Sarlós Boldogasszony Templom - Topolya.jpg
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage|position=center
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| image_caption = Visitation of Our Lady Catholic Church
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|photo3b =Polgari Iskola - Csáki Lajos.jpg
|photo4a =Zobnatica Lake near Bačka Topola, Serbia.jpg
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|foot_montage = From top: Main square, Fire station, Serbian Orthodox Church, Calvary, Visitation of Our Lady Catholic Church, Kray castle, Civil Elementary School, Lake, Old Windmill
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| image_map = Municipalities of Serbia Bačka Topola.png
| image_map = Municipalities of Serbia Bačka Topola.png
| map_caption = Location of the municipality of Bačka Topola within Serbia
| map_caption = Location of the municipality of Bačka Topola within Serbia
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Serbia}}
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Serbia}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Serbia|Province]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Serbia|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Vojvodina}}
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Vojvodina}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Serbia|District]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Serbia|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Bačka District|North Bačka]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Bačka District|North Bačka]]
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| p1 = 23
| p1 = 23
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Gábor Kislinder ([[Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians|SVM]])
| leader_name = Adrián Szatmári ([[Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians|SVM]])
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| population_as_of = 2011 census
| population_as_of = 2011 census
| population_blank1_title = Town
| population_blank1_title = Town
| population_blank1 = 14573
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| population_blank2 = 33321
| population_blank2 = 33321
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[[File:Backa topola mun.png|right|thumb|250px|Map of Bačka Topola municipality]]
[[File:Backa topola mun.png|right|thumb|250px|Map of Bačka Topola municipality]]
'''Bačka Topola''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Бачка Топола}}, {{IPA-sh|bâːtʃkaː topǒla|pron}}; {{lang-hu|Topolya}}, {{IPA-hu|ˈtopojɒ|pron}}) is a town and municipality located in the [[North Bačka District]] of the autonomous province of [[Vojvodina]], Serbia. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities and has a population of 33,321, while the town itself has 14,573 inhabitants.
'''Bačka Topola''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Бачка Топола}}, {{IPA-sh|bâːtʃkaː topǒla|pron}}; {{lang-hu|Topolya}}, {{IPA-hu|ˈtopojɒ|pron}}) is a town and municipality located in the [[North Bačka District]] of the autonomous province of [[Vojvodina]], [[Serbia]]. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities and has a population of 33,321, while the town itself has 14,573 inhabitants.


==Name==
==Name==
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==History==
==History==
The town was mentioned first in 1462 under name ''Fibaych''. This settlement was destroyed in the 16th century and new smaller settlement was later built at its location. Name ''Topola'' was first recorded in 1543, while according to the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[defter]]s from 1580, 1582, and 1590, it was mentioned as a village, whose population numbered between 21 and 23 houses. In this time, the inhabitants of the settlement were [[Serbs]]. In 1704, Topola was destroyed by [[kuruc]] rebels.
The town was mentioned first in 1462 under name ''Fibaych''. This settlement was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and was inhabited by Hungarians in the middle ages. The village was destroyed in the 16th century and new smaller settlement was later built at its location. Name ''Topola'' was first recorded in 1543, while according to the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[defter]]s from 1580, 1582, and 1590, it was mentioned as a village, whose population numbered between 21 and 23 houses. In this time, the inhabitants of the settlement were [[Serbs]]. In 1704, Topola was destroyed by [[kuruc]] rebels.


In 1731, Topola was mentioned as an uninhabited heath. In 1750, the new settlement was founded at this location and 200 [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] and [[Slovaks|Slovak]] families arrived here from [[Upper Hungary]]. It was a district center in [[Bács-Bodrog County]] as "Topolya" until 1918, when it became part of [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] (renamed to [[Yugoslavia]] in 1929). It was part of Yugoslavia until 1991, with the exception of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungarian]] occupation between [[Axis occupation of Vojvodina|1941 and 1944]] during [[World War II]].
In 1731, Topola was mentioned as an uninhabited heath. In 1750, the new settlement was founded at this location and 200 [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] and [[Slovaks|Slovak]] families arrived here from [[Upper Hungary]]. It was a district center in [[Bács-Bodrog County]] as "Topolya" until 1918, when it became part of [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] (renamed to [[Yugoslavia]] in 1929). It was part of Yugoslavia until 1991, with the exception of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungarian]] occupation between [[Axis occupation of Vojvodina|1941 and 1944]] during [[World War II]].
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| percentages = pagr
| percentages = pagr
|1948|43135 |1953|43243 |1961|44466 |1971|43508 |1981|41889 |1991|40473 |2002|38245 |2011|33321
|1948|43135 |1953|43243 |1961|44466 |1971|43508 |1981|41889 |1991|40473 |2002|38245 |2011|33321
| source = <ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|accessdate=19 March 2017}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>
}}
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[[Pobeda (Bačka Topola)|Pobeda]] (Hungarian: ''Győztes'' or ''Pobedabirtok'') is an ethnically-mixed local community with a Hungarian [[relative majority]]. [[Krivaja, Bačka Topola|Krivaja]], [[Mali Beograd, Bačka Topola|Mali Beograd]], and [[Svetićevo]] have over 20% Hungarians, as well as other minorities, while Bačka Topola, [[Pačir]], [[Zobnatica]], and [[Pobeda (Bačka Topola)|Pobeda]] have over 20% Serbs.
[[Pobeda (Bačka Topola)|Pobeda]] (Hungarian: ''Győztes'' or ''Pobedabirtok'') is an ethnically-mixed local community with a Hungarian [[relative majority]]. [[Krivaja, Bačka Topola|Krivaja]], [[Mali Beograd, Bačka Topola|Mali Beograd]], and [[Svetićevo]] have over 20% Hungarians, as well as other minorities, while Bačka Topola, [[Pačir]], [[Zobnatica]], and [[Pobeda (Bačka Topola)|Pobeda]] have over 20% Serbs.


The ethnic composition of the municipality:<ref>{{cite web|title=Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Nacionalna%20pripadnost-Ethnicity.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku|accessdate=6 April 2019}}</ref>
The ethnic composition of the municipality:<ref>{{cite web|title=Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Nacionalna%20pripadnost-Ethnicity.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku|access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref>
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|0.12%
|0.12%
|-
|-
|style="background:#F5F5DC;"|[[Macedonians in Serbia|Macedonians]]||align="right"|39
|style="background:#F5F5DC;"|[[Vardarskians in Serbia|Macedonians]]||align="right"|39
|0.12%
|0.12%
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==Economy==
==Economy==
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):<ref name="stats17">{{cite web|script-title=sr:ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017.|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2017/pdf/G20172023.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=[[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]]|accessdate=16 March 2018|language=Serbian}}</ref>
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):<ref name="stats17">{{cite web|script-title=sr:ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017.|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2017/pdf/G20172023.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=[[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]]|access-date=16 March 2018|language=sr}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
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==Sport==
==Sport==
The most popular local football team is [[TSC Bačka Topola]], that plays in the [[Serbian SuperLiga]] (1st national tier).
The most popular local football team is [[TSC Bačka Topola]], which plays in the [[Serbian SuperLiga]] (1st national tier).


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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* [[Andrija Kaluđerović]] football player
* [[Andrija Kaluđerović]] football player
* [[Félix Lajkó]] violinist, zither player, composer, movie actor
* [[Félix Lajkó]] violinist, zither player, composer, movie actor
⚫
* [[Dušan Tadić (football)|Dušan Tadić]] football player
* [[Nikola Žigić]] former football player
* [[Nikola Žigić]] former football player
* [[György Mezey]] former football player and manager
* [[György Mezey]] former football player and manager
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* [[Ištvan Dudaš|István Dudás]] former football player
* [[Ištvan Dudaš|István Dudás]] former football player
* [[Paul Kray]] soldier
* [[Paul Kray]] soldier
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* [[Dušan Tadić]] football player


==International relations==
==International relations==
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==References==
==References==
* Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
* Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Bačka Topola}}
{{Commons category|Bačka Topola}}
* [http://www.btopola.org.rs Official site]
* [http://www.btopola.org.rs Official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150713031004/http://www.backa-topola.com/kamere Live cameras from Bačka Topola]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150713031004/http://www.backa-topola.com/kamere Live cameras from Bačka Topola]
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{{North Bačka District}}
{{North Bačka District}}
{{Municipalities of Serbia}}
{{Municipalities of Serbia}}
{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Backa Topola}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Backa Topola}}

Revision as of 19:43, 18 January 2024

Bačka Topola
Бачка Топола (Serbian)
Topolya (Hungarian)
Town and municipality
From top: Main square, Fire station, Serbian Orthodox Church, Calvary, Visitation of Our Lady Catholic Church, Kray castle, Civil Elementary School, Lake, Old Windmill
Coat of arms of Bačka Topola
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Bačka Topola within Serbia
Location of the municipality of Bačka Topola within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°49′N 19°38′E / 45.817°N 19.633°E / 45.817; 19.633
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictNorth Bačka
Settlements23
Government
 • MayorAdrián Szatmári (SVM)
Area
[1]
 • Municipality596 km2 (230 sq mi)
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Town
1
 • Municipality
33,321
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24300
Area code+381 24
Car platesBT
Websitewww.btopola.org.rs
Map of Bačka Topola municipality

Bačka Topola (Serbian Cyrillic: Бачка Топола, pronounced [bâːtʃkaː topǒla]; Template:Lang-hu, pronounced [ˈtopojɒ]) is a town and municipality located in the North Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities and has a population of 33,321, while the town itself has 14,573 inhabitants.

Name

The name of the town is derived from the Serbian word topola (топола) ("poplar" in English). The first part of the name of the town was given to designate its location in the region of Bačka in contrast to places with similar names, like Topola in Šumadija or Banatska Topola in Banat.

The lake

History

The town was mentioned first in 1462 under name Fibaych. This settlement was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and was inhabited by Hungarians in the middle ages. The village was destroyed in the 16th century and new smaller settlement was later built at its location. Name Topola was first recorded in 1543, while according to the Ottoman defters from 1580, 1582, and 1590, it was mentioned as a village, whose population numbered between 21 and 23 houses. In this time, the inhabitants of the settlement were Serbs. In 1704, Topola was destroyed by kuruc rebels.

In 1731, Topola was mentioned as an uninhabited heath. In 1750, the new settlement was founded at this location and 200 Hungarian and Slovak families arrived here from Upper Hungary. It was a district center in Bács-Bodrog County as "Topolya" until 1918, when it became part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed to Yugoslavia in 1929). It was part of Yugoslavia until 1991, with the exception of Hungarian occupation between 1941 and 1944 during World War II.

Inhabited places

Bačka Topola municipality includes the town of Bačka Topola and the following villages:

Note: For the inhabited places with an absolute or relative Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194843,135—    
195343,243+0.05%
196144,466+0.35%
197143,508−0.22%
198141,889−0.38%
199140,473−0.34%
200238,245−0.51%
201133,321−1.52%
Source: [3]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Bačka Topola has a population of 33,321 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic map of the Bačka Topola municipality

Local communities with a Hungarian majority are: Bačka Topola (Hungarian: Topolya), Bajša (Hungarian: Bajsa), Pačir (Hungarian: Pacsér), Stara Moravica (Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva), Zobnatica (Hungarian: Andrásnépe), Bogaraš (Hungarian: Bogaras-Felváros), Obornjača (Hungarian: Nagyvölgy), Bagremovo (Hungarian: Brazília), Gunaroš (Hungarian: Gunaras), Novo Orahovo (Hungarian: Zentagunaras), and Kavilo (Hungarian: Rákóczifalu or Kavilló).

Local communities with a Serb majority are: Gornja Rogatica, Srednji Salaš, Panonija, Orešković, Bački Sokolac, Karađorđevo, Mićunovo, Njegoševo, Krivaja, Svetićevo, and Mali Beograd.

Pobeda (Hungarian: Győztes or Pobedabirtok) is an ethnically-mixed local community with a Hungarian relative majority. Krivaja, Mali Beograd, and Svetićevo have over 20% Hungarians, as well as other minorities, while Bačka Topola, Pačir, Zobnatica, and Pobeda have over 20% Serbs.

The ethnic composition of the municipality:[4]

Ethnic group Population Proportion
Hungarians 19,307 57.94%
Serbs 9,830 29.50%
Montenegrins 349 1.05%
Croats 330 0.99%
Rusyns 254 0.76%
Bunjevci 206 0.62%
Yugoslavs 200 0.60%
Slovaks 120 0.36%
Roma 100 0.30%
Albanians 60 0.18%
Slovenians 50 0.15%
Muslims 48 0.14%
Germans 41 0.12%
Macedonians 39 0.12%
Others 2,387 7.16%
Total 33,321

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[5]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,142
Mining -
Processing industry 2,346
Distribution of power, gas and water 44
Distribution of water and water waste management 83
Construction 158
Wholesale and retail, repair 993
Traffic, storage and communication 205
Hotels and restaurants 166
Media and telecommunications 93
Finance and insurance 110
Property stock and charter 7
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities 195
Administrative and other services 115
Administration and social assurance 340
Education 598
Healthcare and social work 486
Art, leisure and recreation 59
Other services 112
Total 7,253

Sport

The most popular local football team is TSC Bačka Topola, which plays in the Serbian SuperLiga (1st national tier).

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bačka Topola is twinned with:

See also

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ^ ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017. (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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