Telečka

Telečka (Serbian Cyrillic: Телечка, Hungarian: Bácsgyulafalva) is a village in Serbia. It is in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population is 2,084 people (2002 census). It is surrounded by a sandy region, also referred to as Telečka, or Telečka sands.

Telečka
Телечка (Serbian)
Bácsgyulafalva (Hungarian)
Village (Selo)
The Saint Mary Catholic Church.
The Saint Mary Catholic Church.
Telečka is located in Vojvodina
Telečka
Telečka
Telečka is located in Serbia
Telečka
Telečka
Telečka is located in Europe
Telečka
Telečka
Coordinates: 45°48′N 19°23′E
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBačka
DistrictWest Bačka
MunicipalitySombor
Population
 (2002)
 • Total2,084
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Settlement was built in 1883-1884 by Hungarian colonists. First census was conducted in 1890 and it recorded population of 2,479 inhabitants. Before the First World War this village was part of Bács-Bodrog County (Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary). Since 1918, it is part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). Today, the village has a Hungarian ethnic majority with more than 70% of the population.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Historical population
Telečka sands
  • 1961: 2,996
  • 1971: 2,665
  • 1981: 2,429
  • 1991: 2,138

See also

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