- Bački Breg
Bački Breg (Бачки Брег) is a village located in the
Sombor municipality, in theWest Bačka District ofSerbia . It is situated in the autonomous province ofVojvodina . The village has a Croat (Šokac) ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,388 people (2002 census).History
It was first mentioned in 1319. In 1620, the village was settled by
Šokci who originating fromKlis nearSplit . The first church in the village was founded in 1740. In the 18th century,Germans andHungarians settled here as well.Ethnic groups (2002 census)
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Croats = 738 (53.17%)
*Serbs = 344 (24.78%)
*Yugoslavs = 67 (4.83%)
*Hungarians = 34 (2.45%)
* others.Historical population
*1961: 2,045
*1971: 2,006
*1981: 1,770
*1991: 1,585References
*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.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Backi_Breg.html Bački Breg]
* [http://www.soinfo.org/so_sela.php?selo=backi_breg www.soinfo.org]
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