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Village in Vojvodina, Serbia
Riđica Риђица (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
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Coordinates: 45°59′N 19°06′E / 45.983°N 19.100°E / 45.983; 19.100
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBačka
DistrictWest Bačka
MunicipalitySombor
Population
 • Total2,590
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Riđica (Serbian Cyrillic: Риђица) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,590 people (2002 census).

Geography

Riđica is the northernmost settlement of the Sombor municipality; it is 2 km away from the border with Hungary. The closest neighbouring settlements are Stanišić, Kruševlje and Rastina.

History

There are remains of the Celtic fort in this area. The earliest historical record of the village dates from 1535, which mentions it as a possession of Katarina Orlović. During the Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), Riđica was populated by Serbs. During Habsburg rule, Hungarians, Slovaks and Germans settled here as well. While Slovaks were mostly magyarized, Germans left from the village after the Second World War as a consequence of war events. As part of the post-World War II colonization.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Historical population

  • 1961: 4,291
  • 1971: 3,663
  • 1981: 3,186
  • 1991: 2,806
  • 2002: 2,590

Sport

There are volleyball club "Dalmatinac" and football club "Graničar" in the village.

See also

Sombor Kljajićevo Čonoplja Svetozar Miletić Telečka Bački Monoštor Bezdan Kolut Bački Breg Gakovo Kruševlje Stanišić Aleksa Šantić Rastina Riđica Stapar Doroslovo Municipality
of Sombor
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References

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

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Gallery

  • The Assumption of Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Church The Assumption of Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Church
Cities, towns and villages in the West Bačka District
Sombor
Apatin
Kula
Odžaci
bold are municipalities or cities

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