Kać
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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 numbers 11,166 (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 & Sport
Jugović is a team handball club from Kać. It currently competes in the Serbian First League of Handball. It was founded in 1956 under the name 'Mladost', however it changed its name to 'Jugović' in 1960.
There is an Orthodox church from 1841/44 in the village.
[edit] Transport
Kać is connected to Novi Sad by the city's bus service JGSP Novi Sad. Bus lines 22(Kać), 23(Budisava) and 24(Kovilj) pass through the village frequently as do other coaches, to Titel for example.
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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