Apatin
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Apatin Апатин |
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 Location of the municipality of Apatin within Serbia |
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| Coordinates: 45°40′N 18°59′E / 45.667°N 18.983°ECoordinates: 45°40′N 18°59′E / 45.667°N 18.983°E | ||
| Country |
 Serbia
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| Province | Vojvodina | |
| District | West Bačka | |
| Settlements | 5 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Živorad Smiljanić | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality | 333 km2 (129 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Town | 17,411 | |
| • Municipality | 28,929 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 25260 | |
| Area code | +381 25 | |
| Car plates | SO | |
| Website | www |
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Apatin (Serbian: Апатин) is a town and municipality located in the West Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. With the area of 333 km², the population of the town is 17,411, while the municipality has 28,929 inhabitants.
In Serbian, the town is known as Apatin (Апатин), while the same name is also used in German, Romanian, Croatian (Šokac), and Hungarian. According to some claims, the name Apatin is derived from the old form Opaty, by which the town was first mentioned in the 11th century.
The Municipality of Apatin is located on the left bank of the Danube river (natural border with Croatia), between the Municipality of Sombor (in the northeast) and Municipality of Odžaci (in the southeast).
Apatin is situated in the north-western part of the spacious plain in Bačka, on the left side of the Danube. It is in the autonomous province of Vojvodina.
The favourable geographic position, proximity to the Danube, and natural wealth of this area (fruitful ground, woods next to the river, abundance of fish in swampy regions and backwaters, and game in woods) attracted people through all ages and made them settle here. Because of these reasons, even in pre-historic times, cultures such as the Sarmatians, the Celts, the Goths and many others were replacing each other within this region, one by one.
In the 1st century, during the Roman conquest, the settlement was turned into a military trench with fortifications, and played an important role in the defense of the Pannonia province. Subsequently, the area came under control of the Huns, Gepids and Avars. In the 6th century the Slavs settled, and in the 9th century, the area was included into the Bulgarian Empire. Bulgarian duke Salan who had residence in Titel ruled over region of Bačka. In the 10th century the Hungarians came to Central Europe, thereby establishing a state, which was populated by both, Hungarians and Slavs.
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