- Bukovački Salaši
Bukovački Salaši (Буковачки Салаши), also known as Bukovac (Буковац), is a suburb of
Sombor , a city inSerbia .Geography
It is situated between the
Veliki Bački Kanal (Great Bačka Canal) in the north,Mostonga river in the east, railwaySombor -Bukovac-Prigrevica in the south, andCentrala , another suburb ofSombor , in the west.Bukovački Salaši (plural in Serbian) are divided into: Centar Bukovac, Kovačići, Lazići, Zečevi, Janjatovići, Karalići, and Dedići. Each of these parts of the settlement (except Centar Bukovac) is composed of several
farm s ("salaši" in Serbian), and is named after the first family that built farm in that area.Centar Bukovac is a central part of the settlement and it is located around the local road that is 3.5 kilometres long.
Population
In 1978, the population of Bukovački Salaši numbered 192 houses, of which 5 in Kovačići, 11 in Lazići, 5 in Zečevi, 4 in Janjatovići, 7 in Karalići, and 160 in Centar Bukovac. Part of the settlement known as Dedići was uninhabited in that time.
In 1978, population of Bukovački Salaši included 46 families with surname
Mijić , 12 with surnameLazić , 2 with surnameKovačić , 10 with surnameDedić , 6 with surnameČonić , 2 with surnameJanjatović , 1 with surnameLutkić , and 13 with surnameKaralić . These families lived in the settlement in 1748 too.History
Settlement was founded in 1728 by the Serb frontiersmen. From its foundation until the present day, the population of the settlement was almost entirely composed of ethnic
Serbs . In 1759, population of the settlement numbered 28 houses.References
#Milenko Beljanski, Ponovo o Somborskim salašima, Sombor, 1979.
#Đorđe J. Janjatović, Život sa pčelama, Sombor, 2001.ee also
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Sombor
*List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Bukovac6.html Bukovački Salaši - Bukovac]
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