Bačko Petrovo Selo

Bačko Petrovo Selo (Serbian Cyrillic: Бачко Петрово Село; Hungarian: Péterréve, German: Batschko Petrovo Selo) is a village located in the Bečej Municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 7,318 people (2002 census).

Bačko Petrovo Selo

Бачко Петрово Село (Serbian)
Péterréve  (Hungarian)
Village (Selo)
Center of the village with the Catholic Church
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Pecelló
Bačko Petrovo Selo
Coordinates: 45°42′N 20°5′E
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
Area
 • Total115.36 km2 (44.54 sq mi)
Elevation
86 m (282 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,350
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Backo Petrovo Selo and Orthodox Church in sunset

Features

In the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bačko Petrovo Selo was the largest village in the whole country. The village is located on the right bank of the river Tisa. There are two monuments in the village dedicated to the people killed in the Second World War. Bačko Petrovo Selo had a very developed economy and agriculture, but is now faced with economic downfall and serious depopulation.

Demographics

Historical population
  • 1961: 10,410
  • 1971: 9,645
  • 1981: 8,959
  • 1991: 7,958
  • 2002: 7,318

Ethnic groups

Population of the village include (as of 2002 census):

Culture

The Serbian Orthodox monastery "Uspenje Presvete Bogorodice" is located near Bačko Petrovo Selo. It is an important landmark of the village. The monastery possess a well with a holy water that cure people from diseases. Every year, at the day of celebration of the monastery ("manastirska slava"), many people come to visit a monastery and take a holy water.

Economy

Bačko Petrovo Selo has a very developed economy and agriculture. It possess very rich and flat land with highly fertile soil. The village has two economical factories that are indebted to produce fruits and vegetables, which are later delivered to Bečej, to the vegetable factory "Flora".

Education

There is an elementary school in Bačko Petrovo Selo, "Šamu Mihalj" / "Samu Mihály" Elementary School. The school consists of two buildings. The old one houses the classes from the first to the fourth grade and the new from the fifth to the eighth. The lectures are attended in both Serbian and Hungarian, where both nations have their classes in their respective languages.[2]

Sport

Bačko Petrovo Selo has a football (soccer) and handball teams. Both teams are called "Jedinstvo".

  • Bačko Petrovo Selo - Péterréve
  • Bačko Petrovo Selo - Péterréve

See also

References
  1. "Насеља општине Бечеј" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. The school web site

Sources
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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