Palić

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Палић Palić Palics
Water tower
Country:	Serbia
Subdivision:	Vojvodina, North Bačka District, Subotica municipality
Location:	?
Population: 2002	7,668
Area code:	(+381)24, 024
Postal code:	24413
License plates:	SU

Palić lake at sunset

Palić (Serbian: Palić or Палић, Hungarian: Palics, Croatian: Palić) is a town in Serbia, 8 km away from Subotica, and 18 km away from the border between Serbia and Hungary. It is a part of the Subotica Municipality, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina. The town has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 7,745 people (2002 census). Many tourists come to Palić every year because of the Palić lake. There are over 450 guest houses, and even a five-star hotel.

1 Ethnic groups (2002 census)
2 Historical population
3 Palić lake
4 The "Great" Park
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Hungarians = 4,178 (53.95%)
Serbs = 1,930 (24.92%)
Croats = 399 (5.15%)
Yugoslavs = 351 (4.53%)
Bunjevci = 335 (4.33%)

[edit] Historical population

1961: 6,135
1971: 7,253
1981: 6,974
1991: 7,375

[edit] Palić lake

The Palić lake covers an area of 380 ha, with a 17 km shore line. The average depth of the lake is 2 m, and there are lots of fish in it. In 1995 the Tisa-Palić canal was opened so that the lake would remain as healthy as it was before in spite of development around the lake.

[edit] The "Great" Park

The "Great" Park is an urban park in the centre of Palić city. It was opened in 1840 and today has a total area of 19 ha. The park has around 2,100 hours of sun each year (just like Opatija, Kraljevica or Zlatibor). The average air temperature in summer is 20 °C, and the average precipitation is 540 mm.

There are lots of hotels, restaurants and beaches in the "Great" Park. There is also a ZOO which is one of the best in Serbia.