Bačka Topola

Bačka Topola (Serbian Cyrillic: Бачка Топола, pronounced [bâːt͡ʃkaː tɔpɔ̌la]; Hungarian: Topolya, pronounced [ˈtopojɒ]) is a town and municipality in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities and has a population of 33,321, while the town of Bačka Topola has 14,573 inhabitants.

Name

The name of the town derived from the Serbian word topola (топола) ("poplar" in English). The first part of the name of the town was given to designate its location in the region of Bačka in the contrast to places with similar names, like Topola in Šumadija or Banatska Topola in Banat.

History

The town was mentioned first in 1462 under name Fibaych. This settlement was destroyed in the 16th century and new smaller settlement was later built at its location. Name Topola was first recorded in 1543, while according to the Ottoman defters from 1580, 1582, and 1590, it was mentioned as a village, whose population numbered between 21 and 23 houses. In this time, the inhabitants of the settlement were Serbs. In 1704, Topola was destroyed by kuruc rebels.

Topola

Topola (Serbian Cyrillic: Топола, [tɔpɔ̌la]) is a town and municipality situated in the Šumadija region of Serbia. It was the place where Karađorđe, a Serbian revolutionary, was chosen as the leader of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1804. The local St. George Church is the burial place of the Ducal and Royal Family of Serbia and Yugoslavia (the Karađorđevićes).

The name Topola means poplar.

Topola is famous for its yearly Oplenac vintage festival, attended by several thousand visitors each year.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Topola, the municipality includes the following settlements, according to 2002 census (population in brackets):

Topola (village)

Topola is a village in the municipality of Topola, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1363 people.

References

Coordinates: 44°15′54″N 20°40′20″E / 44.26500°N 20.67222°E / 44.26500; 20.67222

Topola (disambiguation)

Topola may refer to the following places:

See also