| Palić
Палић (Serbian) Palics (Hungarian) | |
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| Town | |
.jpg) Lake Palić | |
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| Coordinates: 46°06′11″N 19°45′31″E / 46.10306°N 19.75861°E / 46.10306; 19.75861 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | North Bačka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.99 km (15.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,476 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code(s) | (+381)24, 024 |
| Car plates | SU |
| Website | www |
Palić (Serbian Cyrillic: Палић; Hungarian: Palics; German: Palitsch) is a town located in the city of Subotica, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is also located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the border between Serbia and Hungary. The town has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,476 inhabitants (as of 2022 census). Many tourists come to Palić every year because of the Palić lake and spa. There are over 450 guest houses, and even a five-star hotel.
It is known for its Palić European Film Festival which takes place every summer. In 2008 the life achievement award was presented to the British film director Ken Loach.
Demographics
Historical population
- 1961: 6,135
- 1971: 7,253
- 1981: 6,974
- 1991: 7,375
- 2002: 7,745
- 2011: 7,771
- 2022: 5,476
Ethnic groups
- Hungarians = 4,178 (53.95%)
- Serbs = 1,930 (24.92%)
- Croats = 399 (5.15%)
- Yugoslavs = 351 (4.53%)
- Bunjevci = 335 (4.33%)
Cityscape
Unique in Serbia, Palić and adjacent Subotica have the most buildings built in the Hungarian Secession style, a distinct variant of Art Nouveau. The Hungarian Secession style was operational between the 1890s and World War I. Its designs combined art nouveau vegetal ornaments and symbolic figures with traditional Hungarian motifs. It found its architectural expression in Palić in the works of Marcell Komor, Dezső Jakab.
| Palić Hungarian Secession buildings | ||||
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| Women's Lido | Music pavilion | Water tower | Kursaal | Villa Lujza |
Palić Lake
Main article: Lake PalićThe Palić lake covers an area of 380 hectares (940 acres), with a 17-kilometre (11 mi) shore line. The average depth of the lake is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), and there are many fish in it. In 1995 the Tisa-Palić canal was opened so that the lake would remain as healthy as it was before in spite of development around the lake.
Twin Town – Sister City
Újszász, Hungary
Climate
Palić has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) with hot summers and cold winters. With 2,190 hours of sunshine annually it is amongst Serbia's sunniest cities.
| Climate data for Palic (1991–2020, extremes 1961–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.2 (−13.4) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.0 (1.30) |
37.4 (1.47) |
34.7 (1.37) |
40.3 (1.59) |
62.1 (2.44) |
73.9 (2.91) |
62.9 (2.48) |
51.7 (2.04) |
55.9 (2.20) |
50.1 (1.97) |
43.6 (1.72) |
43.5 (1.71) |
589.1 (23.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 129.1 |
| Average snowy days | 5.6 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 21.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85.3 | 79.8 | 69.7 | 64.2 | 64.3 | 63.5 | 62.0 | 63.4 | 70.2 | 76.4 | 82.9 | 87.0 | 72.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 70.4 | 104.3 | 162.5 | 210.1 | 252.3 | 271.3 | 300.7 | 288.9 | 209.9 | 163.7 | 93.2 | 60.8 | 2,188.1 |
| Source: Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia | |||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- "Насеља општине Суботица" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "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.
- European Film Festival Palic Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- Buildings of Subotica Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- Women’s Lido Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- Art Nouveau Architecture in Palić September 2022.
- Palić lake Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- "Monthly and annual means, maximum and minimum values of meteorological elements for the period 1991–2020" (in Serbian). Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "Monthly and annual means, maximum and minimum values of meteorological elements for the period 1981–2010" (in Serbian). Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
External links
| Cities, towns and villages in the North Bačka District | ||
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| Subotica |  | |
| Bačka Topola | ||
| Mali Iđoš | ||
| (*) bold are municipalities or cities | ||