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Svilojevo
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Svilojevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Свилојево; Hungarian: Szilágyi) is a village located in the municipality of Apatin, West Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,179 inhabitants, most of whom are ethnic Hungarians.
History
[edit]In 2001, Svilojevo celebrated one hundred years since its establishment, and in 2006, the more recently renovated church became a hundred years old.
On the session of the Municipality of Apatin in June 2006, the Hungarian gained official in Svilojevo. Previously, Serbian had been the sole official language in this village,[3] although Hungarians had composed a majority in the village.
Demographics
[edit]Historical population
[edit]- 1961: 1,785
- 1971: 1,667
- 1981: 1,490
- 1991: 1,278
- 2002: 1,364
- 2011: 1,179
Ethnic groups
[edit]The ethnic groups as of 2002 census:
- Hungarians = 792 (58.07%)
- Serbs = 403 (29.55%)
- Croats = 47 (3.45%)
- Yugoslavs = 19 (1.39%)
- others.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Статут Општине Апатин" [Municipality of Apatin Statute] (PDF) (in Serbian). Municipality of Apatin. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Насеља општине Апатин" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ (in Croatian) Zvonik br. 141 Hrvatski u službenoj uporabi u Sonti, July 2006
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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