Begeč

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Begeč

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Begeč (Cyrillic: Бегеч) is a village in Serbian provice of Vojvodina. It is located in Novi Sad municipality, in South Bačka District. Begeč is located on the river Danube, approx. 15 km east from Novi Sad, on road Bačka Palanka-Novi Sad.

According to 2002 census, the village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,360 people.

1 Name
2 History and culture
3 Transport
4 Famous residents
5 External links

[edit] Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Begeč or Бегеч, and in Hungarian as Begecs.

[edit] History and culture

In the Roman times (3rd-4th century), the fort named Castellum Onagrinum existed at this location, as well as pontoon bridge that was used by Romans during the war with the Sarmatians.

Begeč was first mentioned in the 16th century and its name derived from the Ottoman ruling title "beg" (or "bey") and word "eč" (meaning "village"), hence the full meaning of the name would be "the village of the beg". There is a Serb Orthodox church from 1838 in the village.

[edit] Transport

Village is connected by a public bus line 56, which operates daily and connect Begeč with Futog, Veternik and Novi Sad. Village is also on bus route from Bač and Bačka Palanka to Novi Sad.

Beside buses and roads, Begeć is connected by river ferry to village of Banoštor, in Syrmia across Danube river. For pedestrians and bicycles is free of charge, cars pay toll of 200 Serbian dinars (approx. 2.5 Euros).

[edit] Famous residents

The famous residents of Begeč are footballers:

Vujadin Boškov,
Radomir Krstić and
Lazar Vasić

[edit] External links

geographical info

City of Novi Sad
Neighborhoods Adamovićevo Naselje • Adice • Almaški Kraj • Avijatičarsko Naselje • Banatić • Bistrica • Bulevar • Detelinara • Gornje Livade • Grbavica • Jugovićevo • Klisa • Liman • Mali Beograd • Mišin Salaš • Pervazovo Naselje • Petrovaradin • Podbara • Rimski Šančevi • Rotkvarija • Sajlovo • Sajmište • Salajka • Satelit • Slana Bara • Sremska Kamenica • Stari Grad • Šangaj • Telep • University campus • Veliki Rit • Veternička Rampa • Vidovdansko Naselje Suburbs Begeč • Budisava • Bukovac • Čenej • Futog • Kać • Kisač • Kovilj • Ledinci • Rumenka • Stari Ledinci • Stepanovićevo • Veternik