Bogojevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Богојево; Hungarian: Gombos) is a village located in Odžaci municipality, West Bačka District, Serbia. The village has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population numbering 1,744 people (as of 2011 census).
Bogojevo
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 Saint Ladislaus the King Catholic Church. | |
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| Coordinates: 45°32′N 19°8′E / 45.533°N 19.133°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Bačka (Podunavlje) |
| District | West Bačka |
| Municipality | Odžaci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.3 km2 (14.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,744 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History edit
Baden culture graves and ceramics (bowls, anthropomorphic urns) were found in the town.[1]
Gallery edit
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Border Crossing -
Swampland alongside Danube -
Train Station
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Population edit
- 1961: 3,037
- 1971: 2,874
- 1981: 2,557
- 1991: 2,301
Ethnic groups (2002 census) edit
- Hungarians = 1,154 (54.43%)
- Romani = 374 (17.64%)
- Serbs = 287 (13.54%)
- Romanians = 163 (7.69%)
- others.
See also edit
References edit
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bogojevo.
- (in Hungarian) History of Bogojevo
- (in Hungarian) www.hhrf.org/gombos/
- (in Hungarian) www.gombos.doroszlo.net
- (in Hungarian) www.gombos.ini.hu
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