Ada
Ада (Serbian)
Ada (Hungarian)
Catholic Church in Ada
Catholic Church in Ada
Coat of arms of Ada
Location of Ada within Serbia
Location of Ada within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°48′N 20°08′E / 45.800°N 20.133°E / 45.800; 20.133
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictNorth Banat
Government
  MayorZoltán Bilicki (SNS)
Area
  Ada228.6 km2 (88.26 sq mi)
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Ada9,564
  Metro
16,991
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24430
Area code+381(0)24
Car platesSA
Websitewww.ada.org.rs
Map of Ada municipality

Ada (Serbian Cyrillic: Ада; Hungarian: Ada) is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated near the river Tisa in the geographical region of Bačka. The town has a population of 9,564, while the municipality has 16,991 inhabitants (2011 census), and a 75.04% Hungarian majority.

The municipality of Ada municipality includes the towns of Ada (the seat) and nearby Mol, and the villages of Utrine, Obornjača and Sterijino.

Name

The name of the town comes from the Serbo-Croatian àda which means an island in a river or lake.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194822,235    
195321,676−0.51%
196122,234+0.32%
197122,611+0.17%
198122,408−0.09%
199121,506−0.41%
200218,994−1.12%
201116,991−1.23%
Source: [2]

According to the 2011 census, the total population of the Ada municipality was 16,991 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

All local communities in the municipality have a Hungarian majority.

The ethnic composition of the municipality is:[3]

Ethnic group Population %
Hungarians12,750 75.04%
Serbs2,956 17.40%
Roma323 1.90%
Yugoslavs74 0.44%
Croats50 0.29%
Albanians25 0.15%
Slovaks18 0.11%
Others795 4.68%
Total16,991

Jewish history

A Jewish community was founded in the city in 1790. Over the years, pogroms, assaults and murders against them against the background of anti-Semitism were carried out.

The first rabbi of the city was Rabbi Aharon Ackerman, followed by Rabbi Yaakov Heilbronn, who was murdered by rioters. In 1880, 410 Jews lived in the community and in 1896 a synagogue was established. In 1925, 470 Jews lived in the town.

In April 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the area and 60 Jews were murdered. Most of the community's Jews were later murdered in the Holocaust. 59 survivors immigrated to Israel in 1948 and in 1973 the synagogue was demolished by order of the Yugoslavian authorities.[4]

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[5]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing16
Mining and quarrying-
Manufacturing2,341
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities29
Construction83
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles658
Transportation and storage139
Accommodation and food services91
Information and communication53
Financial and insurance activities40
Real estate activities2
Professional, scientific and technical activities114
Administrative and support service activities45
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security151
Education261
Human health and social work activities234
Arts, entertainment and recreation31
Other service activities80
Individual agricultural workers349
Total4,722

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ada is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.
  2. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. Ada community in JewishGen Communities Database
  5. "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. "Újbuda története" [Újbuda - New in History, Twin Towns]. Rafia.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
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