Feketić (Serbian Cyrillic: Фекетић, Hungarian: Bácsfeketehegy, German: Feketitsch or Schwarzenberg) is a village located in the Mali Iđoš municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,308 people, including 2,672 Hungarians (2002 census).
Feketić
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 Main street with Calvinist and the abandoned Lutheran Church | |
 Map of the Mali Iđoš municipality, showing the location of Feketić | |
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| Coordinates: 45°40′N 19°42′E / 45.667°N 19.700°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | North Bačka District |
| Municipality |  Mali Iđoš |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.3 km2 (22.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,980 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editThe settlement is first mentioned in 1465 as Feketehegyház.
Historical population
edit- 1961: 5,387
- 1971: 4,818
- 1981: 4,688
- 1991: 4,542
Notable people
edit- Maurice Krishaber, naturalised French Hungarian otorhinolaryngologist.
- Ana Pešikan, former Minister of Science and Technology in the Government of Serbia.
- Yuri Schwebler, conceptual artist
See also
editReferences
edit- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Feketić.
- History of Feketić (in Hungarian)
- Street Map (in Hungarian)
