Šid

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Шид
Šid
Location in Serbia
Location of Šid within Serbia
General Information
District Srem
Land area 687 km²
Population
(2002 census)
16,311 (town)
38,973 (municipality)
Settlements 19
Coordinates 45°07′N 19°14′E
Area code +381 22
Car plates SM
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.opstinasid.org/
Politics
Mayor Mita Avramov

Šid (Шид) is a town and municipality in Srem District of Vojvodina, Serbia. Šid town has a population of 16,301, and Šid municipality 38,921.

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[edit] Inhabited places

Šid municipality encompasses of town of Šid, and following villages:

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

The population of the Šid municipality:

Most of the settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. The settlement with Slovak ethnic majority is Ljuba. Ethnically mixed settlements are Bikić Do (with relative Rusyn majority) and Sot (with relative Serb majority).

[edit] Culture

Near the Privina Glava village is Privina Glava Monastery. According to the legend, the monastery was founded by the squire Priva in the 12th century.

[edit] See also


Municipalities and cities of Serbia