Country Serbia Area 88.3 km² Local time Sunday 8:29 AM | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 5,699 (2002) Province Vojvodina | |
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Stara Moravica (Serbian Cyrillic: Стара Моравица, Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva or Ómoravica, German: Alt-Morawitza; STAR-ə mor-ə-VEE-kə) is a village located in the Bačka Topola municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,699 people (2002 census).
Contents
- Map of Stara Moravica Serbia
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Religion
- Culture
- In popular culture
- References
Map of Stara Moravica, Serbia
Etymology
The name literally means "Old Moravica" in Serbian language. Name "Moravica" itself is a Slavic name that means "little sea" (deriving from Slavic word "more" - "sea" in English), and it is usually used to designate rivers.
History
Between 1782 and 1786, Hungarians settled in Stara Moravica.
Geography
It is situated halfway between Belgrade and Budapest in a geographical region of Bačka.
Map coordinates: 45°52′8″N 19°27′58″E.
Demographics
Stara Moravica had a population of 5,699 in 2002. The village has been declining in population since the 1960s. In 1991, there were 6,266 people, 5,576 Hungarians, 278 Serbs, and 412 persons of other ethnicities. However, by 2002, the population had decreased to 5,699, with 4,975 Hungarians, 505 Serbs, and 219 persons of other ethnicities.
Religion
Stara Moravica has two churches: one Catholic and one Calvinist Protestant.
Culture
The village celebrates several festivals throughout the year: the annual Village Fair in May, the Beer Festival in August, the Grape Picking Festival in September, the Fall Harvest Festival in October, the Honey Festival in November, and the Village Celebration in December.
There is an artist colony in Stara Moravica that attracts artists from all over the world for a few weeks. In addition, the village has one of the largest art collections in the Vojvodina province and has a Cultural House.
In popular culture
Stara Moravica was featured on the HGTV series House Hunters International Renovation.