Beška

Beška (Бешка) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in the region of Srem (Srem District), in Inđija municipality. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population numbering 6,239 people (2002 census).

History

It was first mentioned in 1564. During Ottoman rule (16th-17th century) the village of Beška was populated by Serbs. During Habsburg rule, ethnic Germans settled here as well. As a consequence of World War II events in Yugoslavia, German population fled from the village after this war, while new inhabitants mostly originating from Croatia settled in the village instead of the Germans.

Ethnic groups

*4,766 (76.39%) Serbs
*506 (8.11%) Croats
*208 (3.33%) Yugoslavs
*137 (2.20%) Hungarians
*89 (1.43%) Roma
*others.

Historical population

*1961: 5,378
*1971: 6,351
*1981: 6,377
*1991: 6,166
*2002: 6,239

References

*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
*Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.

ee also

*List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Beska.html Beška]
* [http://www.dvhh.org/beschka/ Village of Beschka]