Bačka Topola, Vojvodina Autonomous Province, Serbia

History | Inhabited places | Economy | Sport

🇷🇸 Bačka Topola is a town and municipality located in the North Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities.

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History The town was mentioned first in 1462 under name Fibaych. This settlement was destroyed in the 16th century and new smaller settlement was later built at its location. Name Topola was first recorded in 1543, while according to the Ottoman defters from 1580, 1582, and 1590, it was mentioned as a village, whose population numbered between 21 and 23 houses. In this time, the inhabitants of the settlement were Serbs. In 1704, Topola was destroyed by kuruc rebels.

In 1731, Topola was mentioned as an uninhabited heath. In 1750, the new settlement was founded at this location and 200 Hungarian and Slovak families arrived here from Upper Hungary. It was a district centre in Bács-Bodrog County as "Topolya" until 1918, when it became part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed to Yugoslavia in 1929). It was part of Yugoslavia until 1991, with the exception of Hungarian occupation between 1941 and 1944 during World War II.

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Inhabited places Bačka Topola municipality includes the town of Bačka Topola and the following villages: • Bagremovo (Hungarian: Brazília or Bárdossyfalva) • Bački Sokolac • Bajša (Hungarian: Bajsa) • Bogaraš (Hungarian: Bodaras or Félváros) • Gornja Rogatica • Gunaroš (Hungarian: Gunaras) • Karađorđevo • Kavilo (Hungarian: Rákócitelep or Kavilló) • Krivaja • Mali Beograd • Mićunovo • Njegoševo • Novo Orahovo (Hungarian: Zentagunaras) • Obornjača (Hungarian: Nagyvölgy) • Pačir (Hungarian: Pacsér) • Panonija • Pobeda (Hungarian: Győztes) • Srednji Salaš • Stara Moravica (Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva) • Svetićevo • Tomislavci • Zobnatica (Hungarian: Andrásnépe)

Note: For the inhabited places with an absolute or relative Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.

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Economy Core activities include: Agriculture, forestry and fishing; Mining; Processing industry; Distribution of power, gas and water; Distribution of water and water waste management; Construction; Wholesale and retail, repair; Traffic, storage and communication; Hotels and restaurants; Media and telecommunications; Finance and insurance; Property stock and charter; Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities; Administrative and other services; Administration and social assurance; Education; Healthcare and social work; Art, leisure and recreation; Other services.

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Sport The most popular local football team is TSC Bačka Topola, that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga (1st national tier).

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Novi Sad, South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia 
Novi Sad, South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia
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Bačka Topola has a population of over 14,573 people. Bačka Topola also forms the centre of the wider Bačka Topola Municipality which has a population of over 33,321 people. It is also a part of the larger North Bačka District. Bačka Topola is situated near Subotica.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Bačka Topola has links with:

🇭🇺 Belváros-Lipótváros, Hungary 🇷🇴 Gheorgheni, Romania 🇷🇴 Gheorghieni, Romania 🇲🇪 Herceg Novi, Montenegro 🇭🇺 Kiskunmajsa, Hungary 🇸🇰 Rožňava, Slovak Republic 🇭🇺 Szentes, Hungary 🇭🇺 Taksony, Hungary
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Antipodal to Bačka Topola is: -160.37,-45.82

Locations Near: Bačka Topola 19.63,45.8198

🇷🇸 Vrbas 19.65,45.567 d: 28.2  

🇷🇸 Subotica 19.65,46.1 d: 31.2  

🇷🇸 Sombor 19.117,45.783 d: 40  

🇷🇸 Novi Sad 19.833,45.25 d: 65.3  

🇷🇸 Bačka Palanka 19.4,45.25 d: 65.8  

🇭🇺 Szeged 20.154,46.253 d: 62.9  

🇭🇷 Vukovar 19,45.352 d: 71.4  

🇷🇸 Kikinda 20.464,45.833 d: 64.6  

🇷🇸 Zrenjanin 20.404,45.366 d: 78.6  

🇭🇺 Hódmezővásárhely 20.318,46.413 d: 84.7  

Antipodal to: Bačka Topola -160.37,-45.82

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16956.1  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16715.3  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16376.8  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16301.1  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12707.3  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12605.6  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12590.1  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12586.7  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12586.6  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12547.4  

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