Riđica (Serbian Cyrillic: Риђица) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,590 people (2002 census).
Riđica
Риђица (Serbian) | |
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 The Orthodox church | |
  Riđica  Riđica  Riđica | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′N 19°06′E / 45.983°N 19.100°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Bačka |
| District | West Bačka |
| Municipality | Sombor |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,590 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography
editRiđica is the northernmost settlement of the Sombor municipality; it is 2 km away from the border with Hungary. The closest neighbouring settlements are Stanišić, Kruševlje and Rastina.
History
editThere are remains of the Celtic fort in this area. The earliest historical record of the village dates from 1535, which mentions it as a possession of Katarina Orlović. During the Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), Riđica was populated by Serbs. During Habsburg rule, Hungarians, Slovaks and Germans settled here as well. While Slovaks were mostly magyarized, Germans left from the village after the Second World War as a consequence of war events. As part of the post-World War II colonization.
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
edit- Serbs = 2,165 (83.59%)
- Hungarians = 217 (8.38%)
- Yugoslavs = 83 (3.21%)
- Croats = 63 (2.43%)
- Others.
Historical population
edit- 1961: 4,291
- 1971: 3,663
- 1981: 3,186
- 1991: 2,806
- 2002: 2,590
Sport
editThere are volleyball club "Dalmatinac" and football club "Graničar" in the village.
See also
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of Sombor
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References
edit- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
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Gallery
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The Assumption of Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Church
U7i999 45°59′N 19°06′E / 45.983°N 19.100°E
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