Riđica

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
Region| Bačka
District| West Bačka
Municipality| Sombor
Population

(2002)

• Total| 2,590
Time zone| UTC+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[edit]

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[edit]

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)[edit]

* Serbs = 2,165 (83.59%)
* Hungarians = 217 (8.38%)
* Yugoslavs = 83 (3.21%)
* Croats = 63 (2.43%)
* Others.

## Historical population[edit]

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

## Sport[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

Sombor

Kljajićevo

Čonoplja

Svetozar Miletić

Telečka

Bački Monoštor

Bezdan

Kolut

Bački Breg

Gakovo

Kruševlje

Stanišić

Aleksa Šantić

Rastina

Riđica

Stapar

Doroslovo

Municipality
of Sombor

* List of places in Serbia
* List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riđica.

* Riđica
* Castle of Imre Kovac, Ridjica

## Gallery[edit]

* The Assumption of Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Church

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Cities, towns and villages in the West Bačka District

Sombor|

* Aleksa Šantić
* Bački Breg
* Bački Monoštor
* Bezdan
* Gakovo
* Doroslovo
* Kljajićevo
* Kolut
* Rastina
* Riđica
* Svetozar Miletić
* Stanišić
* Stapar
* Telečka
* Čonoplja

Apatin|

* Kupusina
* Prigrevica
* Svilojevo
* Sonta

Kula|

* Kruščić
* Lipar
* Nova Crvenka
* Ruski Krstur
* Sivac
* Crvenka

Odžaci|

* Bački Brestovac
* Bački Gračac
* Bogojevo
* Deronje
* Karavukovo
* Lalić
* Ratkovo
* Srpski Miletić

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U7i999 45°59′N 19°06′E﻿ / ﻿45.983°N 19.100°E﻿ / 45.983; 19.100

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* Israel
* Czech Republic

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