Kolut

Coordinates: 45°54′N 18°56′E / 45.900°N 18.933°E / 45.900; 18.933
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Kolut
Колут (Serbian)
village center
village center
Kolut is located in Vojvodina
Kolut
Kolut
Kolut is located in Serbia
Kolut
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Kolut is located in Europe
Kolut
Kolut
Coordinates: 45°54′N 18°56′E / 45.900°N 18.933°E / 45.900; 18.933
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBačka (Podunavlje)
DistrictWest Bačka
MunicipalitySombor
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,710
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kolut (Serbian Cyrillic: Колут) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,710 people (2002 census).

History[edit]

It was first mentioned in 1261 under name Kulod,[citation needed] while in 1330 it was mentioned as Kulund,[citation needed] and several years later as Bel-Kulund[citation needed] during the administration of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. During Ottoman administration (16th-17th century), the village of Kolut was populated by ethnic Serbs[citation needed]. In the 18th century, Germans and Hungarians settled here as well. After World War II, the village was settled by 436 families from Lika and Gorski Kotar.

Historical population[edit]

  • 1961: 2,597
  • 1971: 2,148
  • 1981: 1,866
  • 1991: 1,710
  • 2002: 1,710
  • 2010: 1,356

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

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Gallery[edit]

45°54′N 18°56′E / 45.900°N 18.933°E / 45.900; 18.933