Stara Moravica

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Stara Moravica (Serbian Cyrillic: Стара Моравица, Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva, German: Alt-Morawitza) is a village located in the Bačka Topola municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,674 people (2002 census).

Contents 1 Name 2 Location 3 Historical population 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Name

The name literally means "Old Moravica" in Serbian language. Name "Moravica" itself is a Slavic name that means "little sea" (deriving from Slavic word "more" - "sea" in English), and it is usually used to designate rivers.

[edit] Location

It is situated halfway between Belgrade and Budapest in a geographical region of Bačka.

Map coordinates: 45°52′8″N, 19°27′58″E.

[edit] Historical population

• 1961: 6,904
• 1971: 6,737
• 1981: 6,449
• 1991: 6,266

[edit] References

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

[edit] See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

[edit] External links

• Stara Moravica