Mol (Serbia)

Mol Мол Mohol
Village
Mol Location of Mol within Serbia
Mol Location of Mol within Vojvodina
Coordinates: 45°45′31″N 20°07′31″E / 45.75861°N 20.12528°E / 45.75861; 20.12528Coordinates: 45°45′31″N 20°07′31″E / 45.75861°N 20.12528°E / 45.75861; 20.12528
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	North Banat
Elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Population (2002)
• Mol	6,786
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	24435
Area code(s)	+381(0)24
Car plates	SA

Mol (Serbian: Mol or Мол, Hungarian: Mohol) is a town located in the Ada municipality, in the North Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Hungarian ethnic majority(62.14%) and its population numbering 6,786 people (2002 census).

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Hungarians = 4,217 (62.14%)
• Serbs = 2,189 (32.26%)
• Roma = 153 (2.26%)
• others.

Historical population

• 1948: 8,275
• 1953: 8,121
• 1961: 8,097
• 1971: 8,128
• 1981: 7,950
• 1991: 7,522
• 2002: 6,786

Notable citizens

• Velemir A. Avramović (Hungarian: Ábrahámovics Velemír), nobleman who received his Grant of Arms from Empress Maria Theresa on October 5, 1751
• Dr. Lipót Bálint military surgeon, awarded with multiple medals for his services during World War I
• Dragić Karakašević (Hungarian: Karakasevits Dragics), nobleman who received his Grant of Arms from Empress Maria Theresa on October 5, 1751
• Žozefina Karakašević (born 1877) a.k.a. Hanning Györgyné, poet
• Ostoja K. Kubura (Hungarian: Kubura Osztoja), nobleman who received his Grant of Arms from Empress Maria Theresa on March 1, 1751
• Andrija Matić (born 1851), scholar and translator, author of several textbooks on Mathematics and Physics
• Josip Mlinko a.k.a. Joca Mimika (1876-1962), violin virtuoso, influential early 20th century Tamburica bandleader
• László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946), Hungarian architect, painter and photographer, notable professor of the Bauhaus school
• Lukijan (Vojislav) Pantelić (1950- ), Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Buda
• Ilarion (Žarko) Radonić (1871–1932), Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Zvornik-Tuzla
• Jovan Radonić (1873–1956), historian, member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• Novak Radonić (1826–1890), painter and writer
• Svetislav Ruškuc (born 1926), writer
• Petar Stokić (born 1924), writer and poet, author of several books of poetry for children and adults
• Mór Szekula (born 1839), journalist and publicist, founder of Kleiner Wiener Presse newspaper
• Gligorije Trlajić (1766–1811), writer and professor of law
• Sava (Svetozar) Trlajić (1884–1941), St. Sava of Upper Karlovac, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Upper Karlovac and Martyr
• Pavle Ugrinov (real name Vasilije Popović) (1926–2007), writer and theatre director, member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

See also

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

References

• Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

External links

• History of Mol (Hungarian)