Bečej
Sign in to saveBečej (, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 19,492, while the municipality has 30,681 inhabitants.
Key facts
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- Bečej
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- Town and municipality
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- Location of the municipality of Bečej within Serbia
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- Country
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- Province
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- District
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- South Bačka
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- Settlements
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- para
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- 5
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- Mayor
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- Vuk Radojević (SNS)
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- Municipality
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- 487
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 82
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
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Bečej (, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 19,492, while the municipality has 30,681 inhabitants.
==History== thumb|left|Portrait of Jakov Čokić, a spahija (landowner) from Bečej, c. 1780, in the Gallery of Matica Srpska Bečej was mentioned first during the administration of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1091 under its Latin name Bechey and later in 1238 under Hungarian name Becse. The name probably originated from the Bechey family that had possessions in this area. In the 15th century (from 1419 to 1441) the town was a possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković. Expecting the upcoming defeat of the Serbian Despotate Đurađ Branković transferred all of his movable assets to Bečej before his death in 1456.