Kać

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Center with the Orthodox Church
Center with the Orthodox Church

Kać (Каћ) is a village located in the Novi Sad municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 11,166 people (2002 census).

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[edit] Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Kać or Каћ, in Croatian as Kać, in Hungarian as Káty, and in German as Katsch.

[edit] History

It was first mentioned in 1276 as in villa Hatt, while in 1332/33, it was mentioned as Mathias de Shacz. During the Habsburg rule in the 18th and 19th century, the village was part of the Military Frontier (the Šajkaš Battalion section).

[edit] Historical population

  • 1961: 5,640
  • 1971: 6,701
  • 1981: 8,551
  • 1991: 9,755

[edit] Culture

There is an Orthodox church from 1841/44 in the village.

[edit] References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

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Coordinates: 45°18′N, 19°57′E