Bačka Palanka
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| Mayor or municipality president | Dragan Bozalo | ||
| Area>Land area | 579 square kilometers | ||
| Population || 105 people per square kilometer
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| Coordinates|| 45.15°N, 19.24°E
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| Area code|| +381 21
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| Subdivisions|| 14 settlements in the municipality
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| License plate code|| NS
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| Time zone|| UTC+1
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| Website|| http://www.backapalanka.org.yu/
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 Bačka Palanka (Serbian: Бачка Паланка or Bačka Palanka; Slovak: Báčska Palanka; Croatian: Bačka Palanka; Hungarian: Bácspalánka; German: Plankenburg) is a city located in Serbia, on left side of The Danube, at 45.15° North, 19.24° East. Its name means "A town in Bačka" in Serbian. In 2002 the city had a total population of 29,449, while Bačka Palanka municipality had 60,966 inhabitants.
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HistoryArcheologists have proved that people live here for centuries. There are many archeological objects from Stone, Bronze, and Iron age and Roman period. It is first mentioned as a settlement in 1486, as a suburb of Ilok called Iločka. In the beginning of the 16th century, village was in property of landowner Lovro Iločki, a duke of Syrmia. It was destroyed by the Ottomans after The Battle of Mohács in 1526. It was rebuilt as small Ottoman fortress named Palanka. During the Ottoman rule, Palanka was mostly populated by ethnic Serbs. In 1687 Palanka was included into Habsburg Monarchy and more Orthodox Serbs settled here. In the year of 1699, Palanka is mentioned as a small town where Serbs and Hungarians live. It was used for military purposes from 1702 to 1744. Nova Palanka (New Palanka) was founded between 1765 and 1770 2 kilometers away from Palanka and Nemačka Palanka (German Palanka) was founded by Germans in 1783. Those three cities will become one city, Bačka Palanka, in the 19th century. Palanka's industrial development started in 1765, when brick plant was built. It got it's first post office in 1828. In 1875, one of the first libraries in Vojvodina was opened. In 1884 Sintelon was founded. In 1886, first public school started working. By the year of 1894, railroad was built from Bačka Palanka to Feketić and a first phone call was made with Novi Sad. During 1990s, about 5,000 people from Croatia and Bosnia moved to Bačka Palanka because of the Yugoslav wars. During the NATO bombing in 1999, Bačka Palanka was bombed by NATO only twice, on 2nd and 27th April. Both times target was The Bridge of Youth. It was only damaged, but not destroyed. Inhabited placesBačka Palanka municipality includes the city of Bačka Palanka and several villages. 
 Villages on the northern bank of the river Danube, in the region of Bačka:
Ethnic GroupsThe population of the Bačka Palanka municipality (2002 census):
Tourism
 Tourism is developed in Bačka Palanka. City is famous for Tikvara, a Natural Monument. Tikvara is a Danube lake. Tikvara covers the surface of 500ha. The Tikvara Resort complex is built along the lake for practising various sports, recreational and entertaining activites. There are 33 archeological sites in municipality. It is also known for Karađorđevo, which has a hunting ground and horse farm. People enjoy racing derbies in Karađorđevo. Bačka Palanka's church St. John the Baptist is one of the oldest churches in Vojvodina. North of the town is forest Bagremara. IndustryIndustry of Bačka Palanka started developing in the 18th century. First companies were built in the second half of the 18th century. Brick plant was opened in 1765, and tobacco storehouse was opened a year later. In 1974 a Bridge of Youth was built to connect Bačka Palanka and Ilok. Today, Bačka Palanka falls among the ten most developed municipalities in Vojvodina. Bačka Palanka municipality is an agricultural and industrial center. Main industries are food, metalurgy, textiles, electronic and machine industry. Most famous factories are Sintelon, Tarkett, Nectar, Čelarevo Brewery, Marina, Majevica, Žitoprodukt, Budućnost and others. Sports
 Sport is very popular in Bačka Palanka. People enjoy swimming in Lake Tikvara and cycling down the coast of The Danube. Professional sports include handball, football (soccer), basketball and karate. Most famous sport clubs in Bačka Palanka are:
Politics
 For many years Socialist Party of Serbia's member Zvezdan Kisić was the mayor. Now, Dragan Bozalo from Serbian Radical Party is the Mayor. Famous people
Trivia
Twin cities
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