Serbs in Vojvodina are the most numerous ethnic community. According to the 2011 census, the number of Serbs in Vojvodina was 1,289,635 people or 66.76% of the population of the autonomous region [1] . The majority of Voivodina Serbs are Orthodox Christians , while sometimes Protestants are also encountered [2] . The Serbian population of Vojvodina is conditionally divided into two groups: the indigenous population living in the territory of Vojvodina until the 20th century, and the Serbs who migrated mainly to the cities of Vojvodina in the 20th and 21st centuries. The indigenous Serbian population of Vojvodina speaks Shumdiy-Voevodin and Smederev-Vršac dialects of the Serbian language [3] . Most of the Serbs who settled in Vojvodina in the 20th century speak the East-Herzegovina dialect of the Serbian language.
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Demographics and area of distribution
Over the past centuries, the political, cultural and religious life of the Serbs of Vojvodina is closely intertwined with the Serbian population living in the territory of neighboring Romania , Hungary and Croatia . In addition, parts of Srem and Banat , which nowadays administratively belong to the Belgrade district (the communities of Zemun , Surchin and Novi Beograd and the Panchevachki Rit region in the Palilula community), also fall under the territory of cultural and historical space. Vojvodina, together with these areas, represents the territories in which Voevodina Serbs were able to fulfill their historical and political aspirations for national freedom and unification with the rest of the Serbian people.
Absolute and relative share of Vojvodina Serbs:
| Year | Serbs | Share | General population Vojvodina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 510,186 | 33.8% | 1,512,983 |
| 1921 | 526,134 | 34.7% | 1,528,238 |
| 1931 | 528,000 | 33.0% | 1,624,158 |
| 1941 | 577,067 | 35.3% | 1,636,367 |
| 1948 | 841,246 | 50.6% | 1,663,212 |
| 1953 | 865,538 | 50.9% | 1,699,545 |
| 1961 | 1,017,713 | 54.9% | 1,854,965 |
| 1971 | 1,089,132 | 55.8% | 1,952,535 |
| 1981 | 1,107,735 | 54.4% | 2,034,772 |
| 1991 | 1,151,353 | 57.2% | 2,012,517 |
| 2002 | 1,321,807 | 65.0% | 2,031,992 |
| 2011 | 1,289,635 | 66.7% | 1,931,809 |
Share by county
According to the 2011 census, the Serbs were represented as follows in the districts of the Vojvodina Autonomous Region [4] :
| District | Total population | Serb population | Serb share |
| South Bachsky | 615 371 | 445,270 | 72.35% |
| Sremsky | 312 278 | 265,272 | 84.95% |
| South Banatsky | 293,730 | 208 462 | 70.97% |
| Middle Banat | 187,667 | 134 264 | 71.54% |
| West Bachsky | 188,087 | 122 848 | 65.31% |
| North Bachsky | 186 906 | 50 472 | 27.00% |
| North Banatsky | 147,770 | 63,047 | 42.67% |
| Vojvodina | 1 931 809 | 1,289,635 | 66.76% |
Share by city
According to the 2002 census, the Serbs were as follows in the largest cities of Vojvodina [5] :
| City | Total population | Serb population | Serb share |
| Novi Sad | 191.405 | 141.475 | 73.91% |
| Pancevo | 77.087 | 60.963 | 79.08% |
| Zrenjanin | 79.773 | 56.560 | 70.9% |
| Sombor | 51.471 | 32.988 | 64.09% |
| Kikinda | 41.935 | 31.317 | 74.67% |
| Sremska Mitrovica | 39.084 | 31.127 | 79.64% |
| Vrsac | 36.623 | 28.372 | 77.47% |
| Ruma | 32.229 | 28.032 | 86.97% |
| Subotica | 99.981 | 26.242 | 26.24% |
| Backa Palanka | 29.449 | 23.864 | 81.03% |
| India | 26.247 | 22.995 | 87.61% |
Culture
- Serbian National Theater
- Monasteries of Fruska Gora
- Matitsa serbian
Famous Serbs from Vojvodina
Governance, politics, religion
- Arseny I Srematz
- Jovan Nenad
- Patriarch Joseph
- Svetozar Miletic
- Yasha Tomic
- Jovan Subotic
Culture
- Georg Magarashevich
- Jovan Jovanovic-Zmai
- Jura Jaksic
- Laza Kostic
- Jovan Djordjevic
- Zacharia Orfelin
- Uros Predich
- Paya Jovanovic
- Jordje jovanovic
- Isidora Sekulich
- Miloš Crnianski
- Branko Radichevich
- Jovan Steriya-Popovich
- Dositej Obradovic
- Lucian Mushitsky
- Vasa Staic
- Bishop Plato
Science
- Mikhail Pupin
- Mileva Maric
- Djuro Daničić
- Miomir Vukobratovich
Sports
- Momchilo Tapavitsa
- Boshko Simonovich
See also
- Serbs
Notes
- ↑ RZS | Publication on vrstama - Saopsteњa for avonnost
- ↑ http://ehons.org/download/webemsr.pdf
- ↑ http://govori.tripod.com/sto.jpg
- ↑ Ethnic composition of Serbia 2011
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