Horgoš

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Horgoš Хоргош Horgos
Village
Main street in Horgoš
Horgoš Location of Horgoš within Serbia
Horgoš Location of Horgoš within Vojvodina
Coordinates: 46°09′12″N 19°58′13″E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	North Banat
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2002)
• Horgoš	6,325
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	24410; 24411
Area code(s)	+381(0)24
Car plates	KA

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 (Serbian: Хоргош, Horgoš, 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.

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

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
• 23718 Horgos, minor planet

References

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

External links

• History of the village (Hungarian)