Bačko Novo Selo

Bačko Novo Selo ( _sr. Бачко ново село Audio|Sr-Bacxko Novo Selo.ogg|listen) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bač municipality, South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,228 people (2002 census).

Geography

Neighbouring places are Plavna and Mladenovo (both located in Bačka), as well as Sotin and Opatovac, which are situated across the Danube in the Croatian part of Syrmia.

Historical population

*1961: 2,236
*1971: 1,665
*1981: 1,522
*1991: 1,365

Famous residents

*Refik Memišević, wrestle champion, born in 1956 in Bačko Novo Selo. [http://www.okscg.org.yu/m034.htm]

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/Backo_Novo_Selo.html Bačko Novo Selo]
* [http://www.feldenzer.com/novoselo.htm Bačko Novo Selo]
* [http://wiki.genealogy.net/index.php/Neudorf_%28Donau%29%2C_OFB Bačko Novo Selo] (in German)