Šid
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For other uses, see Šid (disambiguation).
Location in Serbia | |
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General Information | |
District | Srem |
Land area | 687 km² |
Population (2002 census) |
16,311 (town) 38,973 (municipality) |
Settlements | 19 |
Coordinates | |
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:
- Adaševci
- Batrovci
- Bačinci
- Berkasovo
- Bikić Do
- Bingula
- Vašica
- Višnjićevo
- Gibarac
- Erdevik
- Ilinci
- Jamena
- Kukujevci
- Ljuba
- Molovin
- Morović
- Privina Glava
- Sot
[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.