Sonta
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Sonta (Сонта) is a village located in the Apatin municipality, in the West Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a Croat (Šokac) ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,992 people (2002 census).
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[edit] Name
According to some sources, inhabitants of Sonta originating from Herzegovina and they came to this village under the leadership of Sonda Vidaković, thus the name of Sonta derived from the name of this person.
[edit] History
It was first mentioned in the 12th century under name Zund. In Ottoman records, Sonta was mentioned as a settlement with 36 families, while in 1898, its population numbered 4,972 inhabitants and 650 houses. During 1920s, the village was moved 3km to the north from its original location because of the large floods of the river Danube.
[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)
- Croats = 2,966 (59.42%)
- Serbs = 975 (19.53%)
- Hungarians = 267 (5.35%)
- Romanians = 211 (4.23%)
- Roma = 138 (2.76%)
- others.
[edit] Historical population
- 1961: 6,821
- 1971: 6,508
- 1981: 6,313
- 1991: 5,990
- 2002: 4,992
[edit] References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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