Begeč

Begeč Бегеч
Seal
Begeč
Coordinates: RS 45°14′12″N 19°37′23″E / 45.23667°N 19.62306°E / 45.23667; 19.62306
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Bačka
Municipality	Novi Sad
Population (2002)
• Total	3,360
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Begeč (Cyrillic: Бегеч) is a village in Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is located in Novi Sad municipality, in South Bačka District. Begeč is situated on the river Danube, approximately 15 km west from Novi Sad, on Bačka Palanka-Novi Sad road. According to 2002 census, the village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,360 people.

Name

Novi Sad

Petrovaradin

Budisava

Kać

Čenej

Kisač

Rumenka

Veternik

Futog

Begeč

Stepanovićevo

Sremska
Kamenica

Bukovac

Ledinci

Stari
Ledinci

Kovilj

City of Novi Sad
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Municipality of
Novi Sad

Municipality of
Petrovaradin

In Serbian Cyrillic, the village is known as Бегеч, in Serbian Latin and Croatian as Begeč, and in Hungarian as Begecs.

History and culture

In the Roman times (3rd-4th century), the fort named Castellum Onagrinum existed at this location, as well as pontoon bridge that was used by Romans during the war with the Sarmatians.

Begeč was first mentioned in the 16th century and its name derived from the Ottoman ruling title "beg" (or "bey") and word "eč" (meaning "village"), hence the full meaning of the name would be "the village of the beg". There is a Serb Orthodox church from 1838 in the village.

Historical population

• 1961: 2,392
• 1971: 2,608
• 1981: 2,717
• 1991: 2,827

Transport

Village is connected to Novi Sad by a public bus line 56, which operates daily and connect Begeč with Futog, Veternik and Novi Sad. Village is also on bus route from Bač and Bačka Palanka to Novi Sad.

Besides buses and roads, Begeč is connected by river ferry to village of Banoštor in Syrmia, across Danube river. For pedestrians and bicycles it is free of charge, cars pay toll of 200 Serbian dinars (approximately 2 Euros).

Begec - Banostar Ferry.

Grb MZ Begeč

Famous residents

The famous residents of Begeč are footballers:

• Vujadin Boškov
• Radomir Krstić
• Lazar Vasić

See also

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

References

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

Neighborhoods and suburbs of Novi Sad Municipalities of Novi Sad and Petrovaradin Neighborhoods in “Novi Sad Proper” Adamovićevo Naselje Adice Almaški Kraj Avijatičarsko Naselje Banatić Bistrica Bulevar Depresija Detelinara Gornje Livade Grbavica Jugovićevo Klisa Liman Mali Beograd Mišin Salaš Pervazovo Naselje Podbara Rimski Šančevi Rotkvarija Sajlovo Sajmište Salajka Satelit Slana Bara Stari Grad Šangaj Telep University campus Veliki Rit Veternička Rampa Vidovdansko Naselje Neighborhoods in Petrovaradin Alibegovac Bukovački Plato Mišeluk Novi Majur Petrovaradin Fortress Podgrađe Tvrđave Ribnjak Sadovi Širine Široka Dolina Stari Majur Trandžament Vezirac Neighborhoods in Sremska Kamenica Artiljevo Bocke Čardak Donja Kamenica Glavica Gornja Kamenica Paragovo Popovica Staroiriški Put Tatarsko Brdo Suburbs Bangladeš Begeč Budisava Bukovac Čenej Futog Kać Kamenjar Kisač Kovilj Ledinci Lipov Gaj Nemanovci Pejićevi Salaši Rumenka Stari Ledinci Stepanovićevo Tankosićevo Veternik

Coordinates: 45°14′12″N 19°37′23″E / 45.23667°N 19.62306°E / 45.23667; 19.62306

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