Gakovo

Gakovo

Gakovo (Гаково) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 2,201 (2002 census).

Geography

Gakovo is located in north-western Bačka near the border with Hungary. A small neighbouring settlement known as Kruševlje is also officially regarded as part of Gakovo.

History

Gakovo was founded by German colonists between 1763 and 1768. It was the site of a Post World War II concentration camp for the ethnic Germans (Donauschwaben). Present-day inhabitants of the village were settled here after World War II. They originating from Mrkonjić Grad and Donja Pecka.

Historical population

*1941: 2,531
*1948: 62
*1953: 2,022
*1961: 1,769
*1971: 2,014
*1981: 2,122
*1991: 2,073

References

*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/Gakovo.html Gakovo]
* [http://www.soinfo.org/so_sela.php?selo=gakovo www.soinfo.org]


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