Bezdan

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Bezdan (Serbian Cyrillic: Бездан; Hungarian: Bezdán, Croatian: Bezdan, German: Besdan) is a village located in Bačka, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated in the Sombor municipality, West Bačka District. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbers at 5,263 people (2002 census).

Bezdan Бездан (Serbian) Bezdán (Hungarian)[1]
Village (Selo)
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Sombor Kljajićevo Čonoplja Svetozar Miletić Telečka Bački Monoštor Bezdan Kolut Bački Breg Gakovo Kruševlje Stanišić Aleksa Šantić Rastina Riđica Stapar Doroslovo Municipality of Sombor ●
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Coordinates: 45°51′N 18°56′E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
Region	Bačka (Podunavlje)
District	West Bačka
Municipality	Sombor
Area [2]
• Total	79.90 km2 (30.85 sq mi)
Elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,623
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.bezdan.info

History

It was first mentioned in 1305 under the name of Battyan, while in 1341 it was mentioned as Betsan. The village was destroyed during an Ottoman invasion in the 16th century. With the establishment of Habsburg rule, the village was settled by Hungarians, Poles, Czechs and Germans. The first church in the village was built in 1755, and the current one was constructed in 1846.

Demographics

Historical population

• 1961: 6,813
• 1971: 6,427
• 1981: 6,085
• 1991: 5,472
• 2002: 5,263
• 2011: 4,623

Ethnic groups

The ethnic groups in the village as of 2002 census:

• Hungarians = 2,983 (56.68%)
• Serbs = 1,256 (23.87%)
• Croats = 424 (8.06%)
• Yugoslavs = 141 (2.68%)
• others.

See also

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