Kisač

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Map of Novi Sad City with the surrounding inhabited places, showing the location of Kisač

Kisač (Serbian: Kisač or Кисач, Slovak: Kysáč, Croatian: Kisač, Hungarian: Kiszács) is a village located in the Novi Sad municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

Population

The village has a Slovak ethnic majority and its population is 5,466 people. According to the 1971 census, ethnic Slovaks comprised 90.60% of population of the village.

History

It was first mentioned in the second half of the 18th century, when ethnic Slovaks settled in the village. The village got its present form when it was joined with Tankosićevo, which was a separate settlement in the past.

Culture

There is a Slovak Evangelist Church (from 1795) and a Serbian Orthodox Church (from 1773) in the village.

See also

• Novi Sad

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