Senta
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| Location in Serbia | |
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| General Information | |
| District | North Banat |
| Land area | 293 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
20,302 (town) 25,568 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 5 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 24 |
| Car plates | KI |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.zenta-senta.co.yu |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Attila Juhász |
Senta (Serbian: Сента or Senta, Hungarian: Zenta) is a town and municipality on the bank of the Tisa river in the Vojvodina province, Serbia. Although geographically located in Bačka, it is part of the North Banat District. The town has a population of 20,363, whilst the Senta municipality has 25,619 inhabitants (2002 census).
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[edit] History
Town was mentioned first in 1216 under name Szintarev. In 1246 it belonged to the Csanad county, while in 1506 it became a Free Royal City. In 1526, the town was destroyed by the Ottomans, and during the Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), Ottoman fort and Serb village existed at this locality.
In 1697, Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the Ottoman army in the Battle of Senta, which was fought at this location, and after the Treaty of Karlovci in 1699, the town belonged to the Habsburg Monarchy as part of the Tisa-Mureş section of the Military Frontier. After the abolishment of this part of the Frontier in 1751, most of the Serbs that lived in the town emigrated to Russia (notably to New Serbia and Slavo-Serbia).
During the 18th and 19th century, Hungarians, Slovaks, Germans, and Jews settled in the town. In 1910, the population of the town numbered 29,666 inhabitants of whom 27,221 (91.8%) spoke Hungarian, 2,020 (6.8%) Serbian, and 425 (1.4%) other languages. Serbs started to settle in the town again after the First World War, when Senta became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
[edit] Inhabited places
Senta municipality includes the town of Senta and 4 villages. The villages are (Hungarian names are in italics):
- Gornji Breg (Felsőhegy)
- Bogaraš (Bogaras)
- Tornjoš (Tornyos)
- Kevi (Kevi)
[edit] Demographics (2002 census)
[edit] Ethnic groups in the Senta municipality
- Hungarians = 20,587 (forming an absolute majority of 80.51%)
- Serbs = 2,739 (10.71%)
- Roma = 581 (2.27%)
- Yugoslavs = 392 (1.53%)
- Others.
All settlements in the municipality have Hungarian ethnic majorities.
[edit] Ethnic groups in the Senta town
- Hungarians = 15,860 (78.12%)
- Serbs = 2,655 (13.08%)
- Yugoslavs = 373 (1.84%)
- Roma = 235 (1.16%)
- Others.
With the population of 20,363, the town of Senta is the largest settlement in Vojvodina in which ethnic Hungarians form the absolute majority.
[edit] Politics
The mayor of the municipality is Atila Juhas (Hungarian: Attila Juhász).
[edit] Sights
- Tisa bridge
- Hungarian House
- Music School
- Park
