Stara Moravica
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Stara Moravica Стара Моравица Bácskossuthfalva |
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The Calvinist church.
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 Map of the Bačka Topola municipality showing the location of Stara Moravica |
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 Stara Moravica
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| Coordinates: 45°52′8″N 19°27′58″E / 45.86889°N 19.46611°E | |
| Country |
 Serbia
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| Province |
 Vojvodina
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| Area | |
| • Total | 34.1 sq mi (88.3 km2) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,699 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Stara Moravica (Serbian Cyrillic: Стара Моравица, Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva or Ómoravica, German: Alt-Morawitza; STAR-ə mor-ə-VEE-kə) is a village located in the Bačka Topola municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,699 people (2002 census).
The name literally means "Old Moravica" in Serbian language. Name "Moravica" itself is a Slavic name that means "little sea" (deriving from Slavic word "more" - "sea" in English), and it is usually used to designate rivers.
Between 1782 and 1786, Hungarians settled in Stara Moravica.
It is situated halfway between Belgrade and Budapest in a geographical region of Bačka.
Map coordinates: 45°52′8″N 19°27′58″E / 45.86889°N 19.46611°E.
Ethnic makeup of Stara Moravica in 2002.
Stara Moravica had a population of 5,699 in 2002. The village has been declining in population since the 1960s. In 1991, there were 6,266 people, 5,576 Hungarians, 278 Serbs, and 412 persons of other ethnicities. However, by 2002, the population had decreased to 5,699, with 4,975 Hungarians, 505 Serbs, and 219 persons of other ethnicities.
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