Bačko Dobro Polje
Bačko Dobro Polje (Serbian Cyrillic: Бачко Добро Поље) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the South Bačka District. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Vrbas. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,929 people (2002 census). It was mostly constructed by settlers from Montenegro in the early 1950s.
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Building in centre of the village. | |
Bačko Dobro Polje | |
Coordinates: 45°30′N 19°41′E | |
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Province | |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 3,929 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ethnic groups
1971
According to the 1971 census, ethnic Montenegrins comprised 55.39% of population of the village.
2002
In 2002 census, 2,246 (57.17%) inhabitants of the village declared themselves as Serbs and 1,500 (38.18%) as Montenegrins.
Historical population
- 1961: 3,922
- 1971: 3,622
- 1981: 3,768
- 1991: 3,940
Sport
Sutjeska is a football club in Bačko Dobro Polje.
According to their Montenegrin roots, they named the football club after the football club from the Montenegrin town of Nikšić. "FK Sutjeska" is a member of "Druga Vojvođanska liga Zapad" (Second Vojvodinian League West) and is currently occupying a low position in the league. However, it had some decent moments in the past and played important role in the Serbian football scene.
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u 2002., Stanovništvo - nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost, podaci po naseljima 1, Beograd (February 2003).
- Dr Branislav Bukurov, Bačka, Banat i Srem, Novi Sad (1978).
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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