Vrbas (town)
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| Vrbas Врбас |
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| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | South Bačka | ||
| Settlements | 7 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Željko Lainović | ||
| Area [1] | |||
| - Municipality | 376 km² (145.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 census)[2] | |||
| - Total | 25,907 | ||
| - Municipality | 45,852 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 21460 | ||
| Car plates | NS | ||
| Area code | +381 21 | ||
| Website: http://www.vrbas.net | |||
Vrbas (Врбас) is a city and municipality located in Serbia at , in the South Bačka District in the province of Vojvodina. In 2002 the city had a total population of 25,887, while the municipality had 45,839.
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[edit] Name
Its name stems from the word "Willow" in the Serbian language. During the SFRY period, the town was renamed Titov Vrbas (meaning "the Vrbas of Tito"), after Josip Broz Tito. Like all other towns in Socialist Yugoslavia named after Tito, the first part was dropped once the new states were formed during the early 1990's.
In Rusyn, the town is known as Вербас, in Hungarian as Verbász, in Croatian as Vrbas, and in German as Werbass.
[edit] History
Vrbas was mentioned first in 1665. In this time, it belonged to the Ottoman Empire and was populated by ethnic Serbs. Since the end of the 17th century, Vrbas belonged to the Habsburg Monarchy, and after 1784 many Germans settled in the town. In 1918, Vrbas became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). As a consequence of the World War II events in Yugoslavia, German population fled from the town after this war. In the same time, many settlers from Montenegro came to Vrbas and other neighbouring places.
[edit] Inhabited places
Vrbas municipality includes the city of Vrbas and the following villages:
[edit] Demographics (2002 census)
[edit] Ethnic groups in the Vrbas municipality
- Serbs (47.77%)
- Montenegrins (24.79%)
- Rusyns (8.21%)
- Hungarians (6.29%)
- Ukrainians (2.12%)
- Yugoslavs (1.47%)
- Croats (1.43%)
[edit] Settlements by ethnic majority
Settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Bačko Dobro Polje, Zmajevo, Kosančić, and Ravno Selo. Ethnically mixed settlements are: Vrbas (with relative Serb majority), Kucura (with relative Rusyn majority), and Savino Selo (with relative Montenegrin majority).
[edit] Ethnic groups in the Vrbas town
- Serbs (41.19%)
- Montenegrins (30.05%)
- Hungarians (7.73%)
- Rusyns (5.71%)
- Ukrainians (2.88%)
- Yugoslavs (2.04%)
- Croats (1.65%)
[edit] Languages in the Vrbas municipality
According to the 2002 census, 85% of inhabitants of the Vrbas municipality speak Serbian as mother tongue. Other spoken languages include Rusyn (8%), Hungarian (4%) and Ukrainian (1%).
[edit] Historical population of the town
- 1961: 19,316
- 1971: 22,496
- 1981: 25,143
- 1991: 25,858
[edit] Politics
Seats in the municipal parliament won in the 2004 local elections: [1]
- Serbian Radical Party (14)
- Democratic Party (9)
- Socialist Party of Serbia (4)
- People's Democratic Party (2)
- Democratic Party of Serbia (2)
- New socialdemocracy of Vojvodina (2)
- Serbian Strength Movement (2)
- G17 Plus (1)
[edit] Notable citizens
- Radoman Božović, Serbian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Serbia from 1991 to 1993.
- Milorad Vučelić, Serbian politician.
- The Hungarian singer Magdolna Rúzsa was born in Vrbas. She won Megasztár, Hungary's version of Pop Idol in 2006. Magdolna Rúzsa is representing Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.
- The hungarian writer, Molter Károly
- Germany's writer , Johannes Weidenheim , was born in Vrbas.
- Painter Jozef Pehan (1875 - 1922 ) was born in Vrbas.
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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