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Stara Moravica

Стара Моравица (Serbian)
*Bácskossuthfalva* (Hungarian)
Stara Moravica Стара Моравица (Serbian); Bácskossuthfalva (Hungarian)
Village (Selo)
	The Calvinist church.
	Map of the Bačka Topola municipality showing the location of Stara Moravica
	Stara Moravica Stara Moravica Stara Moravica
	Coordinates: 45°52′8″N 19°27′58″E / 45.86889°N 19.46611°E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	North Bačka District
Municipality	Bačka Topola
Area
• Total	34.1 sq mi (88.3 km2)
Population (2002)
• Total	5,699
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Stara Moravica (Serbian Cyrillic: Стара Моравица; Hungarian: Bácskossuthfalva or Ómoravica; German: Alt-Morawitza) 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).

Etymology

Its name has changed many times throughout history: or 20 versions can be listed. The story begins with the settlements of the Avar period: Okor, Omar, then Omarica, Omaricsa, Omorovics, Omarocsa. The name Omorovica appeared in Turkish times. Similar versions were included until the turn of the century: Omorovicza, Bács-Omorovicza, Ómorovicza. From 1907 Kossuthfalva and from 1912 Bácskossuthfalva was the official name of the village.[1]

History

Between 1782 and 1786, Hungarians settled in Stara Moravica.

Geography

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 / 45.86889; 19.46611.

Climate

Climate data for Stara Moravica
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	36 (2)	40 (4)	51 (11)	60 (16)	70 (21)	75 (24)	79 (26)	79 (26)	73 (23)	61 (16)	46 (8)	38 (3)	59 (15)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	26 (−3)	28 (−2)	34 (2)	43 (6)	52 (11)	58 (14)	60 (16)	60 (16)	54 (12)	44 (7)	35 (2)	29 (−2)	44 (6.6)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	1.1 (28)	1.1 (28)	1.1 (28)	1.6 (41)	2.1 (53)	2.7 (69)	2.1 (53)	2.0 (50)	1.5 (38)	1.3 (33)	1.7 (43)	1.6 (41)	19.9 (505)
Source: ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1931	8,034	—
1948	6,919	−13.9%
1953	6,682	−3.4%
1961	6,904	+3.3%
1971	6,737	−2.4%
1981	6,449	−4.3%
1991	6,266	−2.8%
2002	5,699	−9.0%
2011	5,013	−12.0%

Ethnic makeup of Stara Moravica in 2002.

Hungarian (84.13%)

Serbian (8.86%)

Croat (1.17%)

Yugoslav (.94%)

Romani (.63%)

Other (4.27%)

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.^[2] However, by 2002, the population had decreased to 5,699, with 4,975 Hungarians, 505 Serbs, and 219 persons of other ethnicities.^[2]

Religion

Stara Moravica has two churches: one Catholic and one Calvinist Protestant.^[2]

Culture

The village celebrates several festivals throughout the year: the annual Village Fair in May, the Beer Festival in August, the Grape Picking Festival in September, the Fall Harvest Festival in October, the Honey Festival in November, and the Village Celebration in December.^[3]

There is an artist colony in Stara Moravica that attracts artists from all over the world for a few weeks. In addition, the village has one of the largest art collections in the Vojvodina province and has a Cultural House.^[3]