Bački Breg (, , ) is a village located in the Sombor municipality, West Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. It has a population of 769 inhabitants (2022 census).
Bački Breg is in the northwesternmost corner of Serbia.
Name In Serbian the village is known as Bački Breg or Бачки Брег, in Croatian as Bereg (since 2009) Radio Subotica Tradicijski nazivi naselja vraćaju mještanima osjećaj sigurnosti, Nov 20, 2009, accessed Nov 23, 2009 or Bački Breg (before 2009), in Hungarian as Béreg, and in German as Bereg.
History It was first mentioned in 1319. In 1620, the village was settled by Šokci who originating from Klis near Split. The first church in the village was founded in 1740. In the 18th century, Germans and Hungarians settled here as well.
Demographics Historical population 1961: 2,045 1971: 2,006 1981: 1,770 1991: 1,585 2002: 1,388 2011: 1,140 2022: 769
Ethnic groups According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:http://pop-stat.mashke.org/serbia-ethnic-loc2022.htm 401 (52.1%) Croats 195 (25.3%) Serbs Others/Undeclared/Unknown
See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
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