Kać (Каћ) is a town located in the
Novi Sad municipality, in the
South Bačka District of
Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbers 11,166 (2002 census).
Name
In
Serbian, the town is known as
Kać or Каћ, in
Croatian as
Kać, in
Hungarian as
Káty, and in
German as
Katsch.
History
It was first mentioned during the
Hungarian Kingdom in 1276 as
in villa Hatt, while in 1332/33, it was mentioned as
Mathias de Shacz. During the
Habsburg rule in the 18th and 19th century, the village was part of the
Military Frontier (the
Šajkaš Battalion section).
Historical population
1961: 5,640
1971: 6,701
1981: 8,551
1991: 9,755
Culture & Sport
Jugović is a team handball club from Kać. It currently competes in the Serbian First League of Handball. It was founded in 1956 under the name 'Mladost', however it changed its name to 'Jugović' in 1960.
There is a soccer team, also named Jugović
There is an Orthodox church from 1841/44 in the town.
In Kać is a monastery named Manastir Vaskrsenja Hristova
New neighborhoods in Kać
There are two new neighborhoods in Kać, Petrovdansko naselje and luxurious
Sunčani breg
Transport
Kać is connected to Novi Sad by the city's bus service
JGSP Novi Sad. Bus lines 22(Kać), 23(Budisava) and 24(Kovilj) pass through the town frequently as do other coaches, to
Titel,
Perlez,
Pančevo,
Mošorin,
Gardinovci,
Lok ...
Gallery
See also
Novi Sad
List of places in Serbia
List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE - kacinfo.webs.com
Facebook page
Category:Suburbs of Novi Sad
Category:Places in Bačka
Category:Populated places in Vojvodina
Category:South Bačka District
