Palić

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Palić (Serbian Cyrillic: Палић; Hungarian: Palics; German: Palitsch) is a town located in the administrative area of the City of Subotica, in the North Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia,18 kilometres (11 mi) from the border between Serbia and Hungary. The town has a population of 5,476 inhabitants (2022 census).

Palić Палић (Serbian) Palics (Hungarian)
Town
Lake Palić
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Coordinates: 46°06′11″N 19°45′31″E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	North Bačka
Area [1]
• Total	40.99 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	5,476
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	(+381)24, 024
Car plates	SU
Website	palic.rs

Many tourists come to Palić every year because of the Lake Palić and spa. There are over 450 guest houses and a five-star hotel. It is known for its Palić European Film Festival which takes place every summer.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

• 1961: 6,135
• 1971: 7,253
• 1981: 6,974
• 1991: 7,375
• 2002: 7,745
• 2011: 7,771
• 2022: 5,476

Ethnic groups

According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:^[3]

• 2,796 (51%) Hungarians
• 1,328 (24.2%) Serbs
• 215 (3.9%) Croats
• 179 (3.2%) Bunjevci
• Others/Undeclared/Unknown

Cityscape

Unique in Serbia, Palić and adjacent Subotica have the most buildings built in the Hungarian Secession style, a distinct variant of Art Nouveau.^[4] The Hungarian Secession style was operational between the 1890s and World War I. Its designs combined art nouveau vegetal ornaments and symbolic figures with traditional Hungarian motifs. It found its architectural expression in Palić in the works of Marcell Komor, Dezső Jakab.^[5][6]

Palić Hungarian Secession buildings
Women's Lido	Music pavilion	Water tower	Kursaal	Villa Lujza

Lake Palić

Main article: Lake Palić

The Lake Palić covers an area of 380 hectares (940 acres), with a 17-kilometre (11 mi) shore line. The average depth of the lake is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), and there are many fish in it. In 1995, the Tisa-Palić canal was opened so that the lake would remain as healthy as it was before in spite of development around the lake.^[7]

Climate

Palić has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) with hot summers and cold winters. With 2,190 hours of sunshine annually it is amongst Serbia's sunniest cities.

Climate data for Palic (1991–2020, extremes 1961–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	19.9 (67.8)	27.5 (81.5)	29.8 (85.6)	34.0 (93.2)	36.7 (98.1)	38.2 (100.8)	38.6 (101.5)	35.3 (95.5)	29.2 (84.6)	23.0 (73.4)	17.3 (63.1)	38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	6.3 (43.3)	11.9 (53.4)	17.9 (64.2)	22.8 (73.0)	26.6 (79.9)	28.6 (83.5)	28.9 (84.0)	23.3 (73.9)	17.6 (63.7)	10.5 (50.9)	4.2 (39.6)	16.8 (62.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	1.9 (35.4)	6.5 (43.7)	12.3 (54.1)	17.3 (63.1)	21.2 (70.2)	22.9 (73.2)	22.5 (72.5)	17.1 (62.8)	11.6 (52.9)	6.3 (43.3)	1.2 (34.2)	11.8 (53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.7 (27.1)	−1.8 (28.8)	2.1 (35.8)	6.8 (44.2)	11.6 (52.9)	15.4 (59.7)	16.8 (62.2)	16.5 (61.7)	12.0 (53.6)	7.3 (45.1)	2.9 (37.2)	−1.5 (29.3)	7.1 (44.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−25.2 (−13.4)	−21.5 (−6.7)	−19.9 (−3.8)	−4.2 (24.4)	−0.4 (31.3)	3.7 (38.7)	7.6 (45.7)	6.3 (43.3)	−0.4 (31.3)	−6.1 (21.0)	−14.3 (6.3)	−21.4 (−6.5)	−25.2 (−13.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33.0 (1.30)	37.4 (1.47)	34.7 (1.37)	40.3 (1.59)	62.1 (2.44)	73.9 (2.91)	62.9 (2.48)	51.7 (2.04)	55.9 (2.20)	50.1 (1.97)	43.6 (1.72)	43.5 (1.71)	589.1 (23.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12.0	11.2	10.3	10.7	12.6	10.8	9.9	8.4	10.1	9.6	10.8	12.7	129.1
Average snowy days	5.6	5.8	2.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	4.8	21.4
Average relative humidity (%)	85.3	79.8	69.7	64.2	64.3	63.5	62.0	63.4	70.2	76.4	82.9	87.0	72.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	70.4	104.3	162.5	210.1	252.3	271.3	300.7	288.9	209.9	163.7	93.2	60.8	2,188.1
Source: Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia[8][9]

Twin Town

• Újszász, Hungary

See also

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