- Stara Moravica
Stara Moravica (
Serbian Cyrillic : Стара Моравица, Hungarian: "Bácskossuthfalva", German: "Alt-Morawitza") is a village located in theBačka Topola municipality, in theNorth Bačka District ofSerbia . It is situated in the Autonomous Province ofVojvodina . The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,674 people (2002 census).Name
The name literally means "Old Moravica" in
Serbian language . Name "Moravica" itself is a Slavic name that means "little sea" (deriving from Slavic word "more" - "sea" in English), and it is usually used to designate rivers.Location
It is situated halfway between
Belgrade andBudapest in a geographical region ofBačka .Map coordinates: coord|45|52|8|N|19|27|58|E|.
Historical population
*1961: 6,904
*1971: 6,737
*1981: 6,449
*1991: 6,266References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
ee also
*
List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina External links
* [http://www.staramoravica.co.yu www.staramoravica.co.yu]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Stara_Moravica.html Stara Moravica]
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