Parage (Bačka Palanka)
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Parage Параге |
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The main street and the Orthodox Church
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 Parage
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| Coordinates: 45°25′N 19°24′E / 45.417°N 19.400°E | |
| Country |
 Serbia
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| Province |
 Vojvodina
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 921 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | 021 |
Parage (Serbian Cyrillic: Параге) is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,039 people (2002 census).
In Serbian, the village is known as Parage (Параге), in Croatian as Parage, and in Hungarian as Parrag.
Since its foundation, the village was mainly inhabited by Serbs. First historical source citing Parage dates back to 1473. At the end of 18th century village with entire population was moved 4 km to north, due to high ground-water levels, but also to make space for expansion of Gajdobra, place colonised with Germans by Austrian monarchy.
Coordinates: 45°25′N 19°24′E / 45.417°N 19.400°E
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