Stara Moravica
| Stara Moravica Стара Моравица Bácskossuthfalva | |
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| Village | |
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The Calvinist Church | |
 Map of the Bačka Topola municipality showing the location of Stara Moravica | |
  Stara Moravica Map of the Bačka Topola municipality showing the location of Stara Moravica | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′8″N 19°27′58″E / 45.86889°N 19.46611°E | |
| Country |
 Serbia |
| Province |
 Vojvodina |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,699 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Stara Moravica (Serbian Cyrillic: Стара Моравица, Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva or Ómoravica, 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 5,699 people (2002 census).
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.
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 / 45.86889°N 19.46611°E.
Historical population
- 1961: 6,904
- 1971: 6,737
- 1981: 6,449
- 1991: 6,266
- 2002: 5,699
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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