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Čantavir

Village in Vojvodina, Serbia

Čantavir Чантавир (Serbian) Csantavér (Hungarian)
Village (Selo)
The Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.
45°55′N 19°46′E / 45.917°N 19.767°E / 45.917; 19.767
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
Area ^[1]
• Total	49.60 km² (19.15 sq mi)
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,951
• Density	140/km² (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Subotica

Kelebija

Palić

Mala Bosna

Ljutovo

Hajdukovo

Čantavir

Municipality of
Subotica
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Čantavir (Serbian Cyrillic: Чантавир, Hungarian: Csantavér, Croatian: Čantavir) is the largest village with Hungarian ethnic majority in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Subotica, North Bačka District. The village has a population of 6,951 inhabitants (as of 2011 census). The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture and stock breeding.

History

Historical population

1921: 8,969
1931: 11,287
1948: 9,397
1953: 9,262
1961: 9,341
1971: 9,085
1981: 8,596
1991: 7,940
2002: 7,178
2011: 6,951

School and culture

There is an elementary school in Čantavir.

This school have had a very famous children's choir conducted by Éva Gubena music teacher (she got the prize "Sparkle of Culture" in 2001). In 1995, previous members of famous children's choir, (Bodor/ Huszár/ Melinda, Barkóci/ Juhász/ Szilvia, Pósa/ Faragó/ Gabriella, Sándor/ Pósa/ Csilla, Poljaković/ Zabos/ Marianna) started a ladies choir "Primavera" under conductor Éva Gubena.

From 1996 "Primavera" became a mixed voice chamber choir "Musica Viva". They have tried to bring live music to the hearts of their audience at concerts, festivals and other events. On their programme there are numerous compositions from all areas of musical history.

People

József Törley (1858-1907), Hungarian business magnate, investor, philanthropist^[2]
Szilveszter Matuska (1892–?), serial killer
Heni Dér (born 1986), Hungarian singer

References

^ "Насеља општине Суботица" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ """: Reception of the 1956 Hungarian Refugee Students in Britain". Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009.