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Сомбор
Sombor
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City coat of arms
Location in Serbia-Montenegro
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General Information
Mayor Dr. Jovan Slavković
Land area  ?
Population (2002 census) 50,950 (96,669 municipality)
Population density (2002)  ?
Coordinates [1]
Area code +381 25
Subdivisions 16 settlements in the municipality
License plate code SO
Time zone UTC+1
Website www.so-sombor.com

Sombor (Serbian: Сомбор or Sombor, Hungarian: Zombor, Croatian: Sombor, Rusin: Зомбор) is a city located in Serbia and Montenegro at 45.78° N 19.12° E. The city has a total population of 50,950 (as of 2002), while Sombor municipality has 96,669 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the West Bačka District of Serbia. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Car number plates in the former Yugoslavia showed the place where the car carrying them was registered, in the form of a two letter code. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... UTC also stands for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, the basis for civil time, differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... The Serbian language is one of the standard versions of the Å tokavian dialect (former standard was known as Serbo-Croatian language). ... Rusin (meaning literally Rusyn, Ruthenian) is a Slavic language/dialect spoken in north-western Serbia and eastern Croatia (therefore also called Yugoslavo-Ruthenian, Vojvodina-Ruthenian or Bačka-Ruthenian). ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... West Bačka (Zapadna Bačka) District within Vojvodina West Bačka District (Serbian: Zapadnobački okrug or Западнобачки округ, Croatian: Zapadnobački okrug, Hungarian: Nyugat Bácskai Körzet, Slovak: Západnobáčsky okres, Romanian: Districtul Backa de Vest) is a northern district of Serbia. ...

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Name

The older Hungarian name for the city was Czoborszentmihály. The name originate from Czobor family, who were owners of this area in the 14th century (The family name came from the Slavic name "Cibor"). The Serbian name for the city (Sombor) also came from the family name Czobor, and was first time recorded in 1543, although the city was mentioned in the historical documents under several more names, such are Samobor, Sambor, Sambir, Sonbor, Sanbur, Zibor, and Zombar.


History

Main square in 1905
Main square in 1905

The first historical record about the city is from 1340. The city belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until the 16th century, when it became part of the Ottoman Empire. During the Ottoman rule, the city was mostly populated by ethnic Serbs. Image File history File links Glavni_trg_u_Somboru. ... Image File history File links Glavni_trg_u_Somboru. ... The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság) is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...


In 1665, a well-known traveller Evlia Celebi visited Sombor and wrote: "All the folk (in the city) is not Hungarian, but Wallachian-Christian (Serb). These places are something special; they do not belong to Hungary, but are a part of Bačka and Wallachia. Most of the inhabitants are traders, and all of them wear frontiersmen clothes; they are very polite and brave people." Evliya Çelebi (also known as DerviÅŸ Mehmed Zilli) was one of the most famous Ottoman travelers, who traveled throughout the territories of the Ottoman Empire and the neighbouring lands over a period of forty years. ... Bačka (Serbian: Бачка or Bačka, Hungarian: Bácska, Croatian: Bačka, Slovak: Báčka, German: Batschka) is an area of the Pannonian plain lying between the rivers Danube and Tisa. ...


Since 1687, the city was under Habsburg rule, and was included into Habsburg Military Frontier. In 1717, the first Orthodox elementary school was opened. Five years later a Roman-Catholic elementary school was opened as well. In 1745 Sombor was excluded from the Military Frontier and was included into Bačka County. In 1749 Sombor gained a "free royal city" status. In 1786, the city became a seat of Bačka County. According to the 1786 data, the population of the city numbered 11,420 people, mostly Serbs. The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian Monarchy or simply Austria, are the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ... Military Frontier (Military Border, Military Krajina, Vojna Krajina, Војна Крајина, Militärgrenze, Confiniaria militaria) was a borderland of Habsburg Austria which acted as the cordon sanitaire against the Turks from the Middle Ages (Croatian Krajina) or from the late 17th and 18th centuries (Slavonian and Banat Krajina) until the 19th century. ... Bacs-Bodrog, Szerem, Torontal, Temes and Krasso-Szoreny counties after 1881 Bács-Bodrog (-Hungarian; in Serbian: Bačka-Bodrog) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. ... Bacs-Bodrog, Szerem, Torontal, Temes and Krasso-Szoreny counties after 1881 Bács-Bodrog (-Hungarian; in Serbian: Bačka-Bodrog) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. ...


According to the 1843 data, Sombor had 21,086 inhabitants, of whom 11,897 were Orthodox Christians, 9,082 Roman Catholics, 56 Jews, and 51 Protestants. Main language spoken in the city in this time was Serbian, and the second largest language was German. In 1848/1849, Sombor was part of the Serbian Voivodship, a Serb autonomous region within Austrian Empire, while between 1849 and 1860, it was part of the Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat, an separate Austrian crown land. After the abolishment of this crown land, Sombor became a seat of the newly created Bačka-Bodrog County. Proclaimed borders of Serbian Vojvodina in 1848 The Serbian Vojvodina (Serbian Dukedom, Srpska Vojvodina, Српска Војводина) was a Serbian autonomous region within the Austrian Empire. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy The Crown Austrian Emperor, formerly Crown Holy Roman Emperor The Austrian Empire is the name of Austria during the time from 1804 - 1867. ... Voivodship of Serbia and TamiÅ¡ Banat and Principality of Serbia in 1849 The Voivodship of Serbia and TamiÅ¡ Banat was a voivodship (duchy) of the Austrian Empire that existed between 1849 and 1860. ... Bacs-Bodrog, Szerem, Torontal, Temes and Krasso-Szoreny counties after 1881 Bács-Bodrog (-Hungarian; in Serbian: Bačka-Bodrog) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. ...


According to the 1910 census, the population of Sombor was 30,593 people of whom 11,881 spoke Serbian language, 10,078 Hungarian language, 6,289 Bunjevac language, 2,181 German language, etc. The Serbian language is one of the standard versions of the Štokavian dialect (former standard was known as Serbo-Croatian language). ... The Hungarian language is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and in the adjacent states of Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Austria, and Slovenia (all are countries to which Hungary had to cede territories after World War I). ... Bunjevac language or Bunjevac dialect (Bunjevački jezik or Bunjevački dijalekat) is a language/dialect spoken by Bunjevac ethnic group in Vojvodina province of Serbia and Montenegro. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ...


Since 1918, Sombor was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). Between 1918 and 1922 it was part of Bačka County, between 1922 and 1929 part of Bačka oblast, and between 1929 and 1941 part of Danube Banovina. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state which existed from December 1, 1918 to mid-April 1941. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic Југославија) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... Dunavska banovina map The Danube Banovina (or Danube Banate; Serbian and Croatian: Дунавска бановина Dunavska banovina) was a province (banate) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. ...


In 1941, city was occupied by the Axis Powers and annexed to Hungary. Axis occupation ended in 1944, and Sombor became part of the new Socialist Yugoslavia. Since 1945, it is part of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Today, Sombor is a seat of the West Bačka District. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official languages Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, Rusin1 Capital Novi Sad Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  21,500 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)  â€“ Density  2,031,992  94. ... West Bačka (Zapadna Bačka) District within Vojvodina West Bačka District (Serbian: Zapadnobački okrug or Западнобачки округ, Croatian: Zapadnobački okrug, Hungarian: Nyugat Bácskai Körzet, Slovak: Západnobáčsky okres, Romanian: Districtul Backa de Vest) is a northern district of Serbia. ...


Inhabited places

Street carriage
Street carriage

Sombor municipality includes the city of Sombor and the following villages: File links The following pages link to this file: Sombor ... File links The following pages link to this file: Sombor ...

  • Aleksa Šantić
  • Bački Breg
  • Bački Monoštor
  • Bezdan
  • Gakovo
  • Doroslovo
  • Kljajićevo
  • Kolut
  • Rastina
  • Riđica
  • Svetozar Miletić
  • Stanišić
  • Stapar
  • Telečka
  • Čonoplja

Also see: Aleksa Šantić (disambiguation) Aleksa Šantić (Алекса Шантић) (Hungarian: Hadikkisfalu) is a village located in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. ... Bački Breg (Бачки Брег) is a village located in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro. ... Bački Monoštor (Бачки Моноштор) is a village located in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro. ... Bezdan (Serbian: Bezdan or Бездан, Hungarian: Bezdán, German: Besdan) is a village located in Bačka, Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro. ...

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

The population of the Sombor municipality is composed of:

Settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Sombor, Aleksa Šantić, Gakovo, Kljajićevo, Kolut, Rastina, Riđica, Stanišić, Stapar, and Čonoplja. Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... The Yugoslavs were a relatively short-lived nationality that was created at the time of Yugoslavia. ... Bunjevci (Serbian and Croatian: Bunjevci/Буњевци, singular Bunjevac/Буњевац, pronounced as Bunyevtzi and Bunyevatz, also in Hungarian: Bunjevácok) are a South Slav ethnic group originally from the Dinaric Alps region, now mostly living in the Bačka region (northern Serbia or Vojvodina) and southern Hungary (particularly in the Baja... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...


Settlements with Croat/Šokac ethnic majority are: Bački Breg and Bački Monoštor. Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... Å okci are a small native South Slavic ethnic group living in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. ...


Settlements with Hungarian ethnic majority are: Bezdan, Doroslovo, and Telečka.


Ethnically mixed settlement with relative Hungarian majority is Svetozar Miletić.


Culture

The striking feature
The striking feature

Sombor is famous for its greenery, cultural life and beautiful 18th and 19th century center. The most important cultural institutions are the National Theater, the Regional Museum, the Modern Art Gallery, the Milan Konjović Art Gallery, the Teacher's College, the Serbian Reading House, and the Grammar School. Teacher's College, founded in 1778, is the oldest college in Serbia and Montenegro and region. File links The following pages link to this file: Sombor ... File links The following pages link to this file: Sombor ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Milan Konjović (Милан Коњовић) was a Serbian painter, born in 1898, died in 1993. ... Teachers College was founded in 1887 by the philanthropist Grace Hoadley Dodge and philosopher Nicholas Murray Butler to provide a new kind of schooling for the teachers of the poor children of New York City, one that combined a humanitarian concern to help others with a scientific approach to human... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Teachers College was founded in 1887 by the philanthropist Grace Hoadley Dodge and philosopher Nicholas Murray Butler to provide a new kind of schooling for the teachers of the poor children of New York City, one that combined a humanitarian concern to help others with a scientific approach to human...


Sombor's rich history includes the oldest institution for higher education in Serbian language. The town is also home of numerous minority organisations including Hungarian Pocket Theater Berta Ferenc, Croatian Society Vladimir Nazor, Jewish Municipality and several other smaller organisations including German and Roma clubs. Vladimir Nazor (born 1876 in Postira, Brač — died 1949 in Zagreb) was a Croatian writer, poet and translator. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Roma people (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), often referred to as Gypsies, are a heterogeneous ethnic group who live primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Latin America, southern states of North America and the Middle East. ...


See also

This is a list of cities in Serbia and Montenegro. ...

External links

  • www.sombor.org.yu
  • www.soinfo.org
  • Recent photos of Sombor


 

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