Bezdan, West Bačka District, Vojvodina Autonomous Province, Serbia

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🇷🇸 Bezdan (Бездан; Bezdán, Bezdan, Besdan) is a village located in Bačka, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated in the Sombor municipality, West Bačka District. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority.

History It was first mentioned in 1305 under the name of Battyan, while in 1341 it was mentioned as Betsan. The village was destroyed during an Ottoman invasion in the 16th century. With the establishment of Habsburg rule, the village was settled by Hungarians, Poles, Czechs and Germans. The first church in the village was built in 1755, and the current one was constructed in 1846.

Ethnic groups The ethnic groups in the village as of 2002 census: • Hungarians = (56.68%) • Serbs = (23.87%) • Croats = (8.06%) • Yugoslavs = (2.68%) • others.

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Bezdan has a population of over 5,263 people. Bezdan also forms part of the wider Sombor Municipality which has a population of over 70,818 people. It is also a part of the larger West Bačka District. Bezdan is situated near Sombor.

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🇭🇺 Bácsalmás, Hungary
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Antipodal to Bezdan is: -161.067,-45.85

Locations Near: Bezdan 18.9333,45.85

🇷🇸 Sombor 19.117,45.783 d: 16  

🇭🇷 Osijek 18.681,45.552 d: 38.5  

🇭🇷 Vukovar 19,45.352 d: 55.6  

🇭🇺 Szekszárd 18.704,46.356 d: 59  

🇭🇷 Vinkovci 18.807,45.289 d: 63.1  

🇭🇺 Pécs 18.231,46.075 d: 59.8  

🇷🇸 Subotica 19.65,46.1 d: 62  

🇷🇸 Bačka Palanka 19.4,45.25 d: 76  

🇷🇸 Vrbas 19.65,45.567 d: 63.9  

🇭🇺 Paks 18.856,46.622 d: 86  

Antipodal to: Bezdan -161.067,-45.85

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16980.6  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16692.2  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16390.4  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16316.2  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12698.5  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12598.1  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12582.8  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12579.2  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12579.2  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12541.3  

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