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Revision as of 01:56, 23 April 2005 by Sch. Dávid (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Subotica (Суботица, Hungarian: Szabadka, German: Mariatheresiopel) is a city in northern Serbia and Montenegro, in the North Backa District of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located at 46.07° North, 19.68° East, about 10 km from the border with Hungary. It is the second largest city of the region next to Novi Sad, with a population of 100,386. The city has a relative Hungarian majority and serves as the cultural and political centre for the Vojvodina Hungarians.
Its name stems from word "Saturday" in Serbian language. Surroundings of Subotica are mainly farmland but the city itself is an important Serbian industrial and transportation centre. It is the administrative center of the North Backa District of Serbia.
The municipality of Szabadka/Subotica is ethnically mixed and has a population of 148401 of which Hungarians form a relative majority: 57092 or 38.5%, followed by Serbs 35826 or 24.1%. Languages spoken in Subotica: Serbian and Croatian 52%, Hungarian 39%, Roma 2% and others (according to 2002 census). The municipality comprises the city, the town of Palicsfürdő/Palić and 17 communities. Those with Hungarian majorities are: Palicsfürdő/Palić, Hajdújárás/Hajdukovo, Bácsszőlős/Bački Vinogradi, Alsóludas/Šupljak, Csantavér/Čantavir, Zentaörs/Bačko Dušanovo, Alsókelebia/Kelebija. Those with Croatian majorities: Kisbosznia/Mala Bosna, Mérges/Ljutovo, Györgyén/Đurđin, Alsótavankút/Donji Tavankut, Felsőtavankút/Gornji Tavankut, Békova/Bikovo, Nagyfény/Stari Žednik. Serb majorities: Bajmok/Bajmok, Meggyes/Višnjevac, Újnagyfény/Novi Žednik, and Misityevó/Mišičevo.
See also: List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro
External links
- The official website of Subotica
- The official business site of Subotica
- News from Subotica (Serbian language)
- Some information and background about Subotica
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