Sivac (Serbian Cyrillic: Сивац) is a village located in the municipality of Kula, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a sizable Montenegrin minority, with its population numbering 6,950 inhabitants (as of 2022 census).

Sivac
Сивац (Serbian)
The Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas
Sivac is located in Vojvodina
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Sivac
Sivac is located in Serbia
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Sivac is located in Europe
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Coordinates: 45°42′N 19°23′E / 45.700°N 19.383°E / 45.700; 19.383
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBačka
DistrictWest Bačka
MunicipalityKula
Area
 • Total153.15 km2 (59.13 sq mi)
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total6,950
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

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The existence of Sivac is first mentioned in a list of settlements in Bačka from 1692. The village is divided into two connected settlements, Stari Sivac, which was historically populated by Serbs and Novi Sivac, which was historically populated by Swabians. Following World War II, Sivac was one of many villages in Vojvodina that were involved in the 'colonization' process in which refugees from across Yugoslavia were settled.[2] Sivac was one of the few villages in Serbia in which the majority of post-war settlers were from Montenegro.

Demographics

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Historical population

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  • 1961: 11,448
  • 1971: 10,469
  • 1981: 9,979
  • 1991: 9,514
  • 2002: 8,992
  • 2011: 7,895
  • 2022: 6,950

Ethnic groups

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The ethnic groups as of 2002 census:

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Насеља општине Кула" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ Valenta, Marko (2016). The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in Transnational Communities. Routledge. ISBN 9781351893749.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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