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| name = Horgoš
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| native_name = Horgos
| native_name = Хоргош
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| other_name = Horgos
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Horgoš
Хоргош
Horgos
Village
Main street in Horgoš
Main street in Horgoš
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictNorth Banat
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Horgoš6,325
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24410; 24411
Area code+381(0)24
Car platesKA
Aerial view of the Horgoš border crossing into Hungary.
One of the busiest border crossings in Serbia at Horgoš
A 1987 passport stamp from Horgoš.

Horgoš ([Хоргош, Horgoš] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Hungarian: Horgos) is a village located in Kanjiža municipality, in the North Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority(83.82%) and its population numbering 6,325 people (2002 census).

Near the village is the main national border crossing into Hungary. The first town in Hungary is Röszke.

Historical population

  • 1961: 7,871
  • 1971: 7,823
  • 1981: 7,640
  • 1991: 7,201
  • 2002: 6,325

Famous residents

The village was the seat of the famous Hungarian noble family, the Kárász de Horgos et Szentpéter.

See also

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.