Gornji Breg (Senta)
Encyclopedia
Gornji Breg is a village in Serbia
. It is situated in the Senta
municipality, in the North Banat District
, Vojvodina
province, 5 km west of the Tisza
river. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,889 people (2002 census). Number of inhabitants is constantly decreasing.
It is one of the newer settlements in the region, since the space where this village was located was abandoned for a long time after the Ottoman administration had ended. The population that settled here came from Dorozsma, and Felsőmegye, now in the Republic of Hungary. The first settlers have planted the height with grapes and fruit trees, so the first Hungarian name of the settlement was Felsőszőlőhegy. After the desolation of grapes, the name of the settlement became shorter – now Felsőhegy.
Every year, the village organizes a great Harvesting Festival. This festival gathers a lot of people, some of them even from abroad. There are many different sport events during the day and when the evening comes, there is a Harvester’s Ball. The other illustrious festival is the Shearer Festival. This event gathers a lot of people too and there is a great cooking contest where you can taste the delicious lamb stew.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is situated in the Senta
Senta
Senta is a town and municipality on the bank of the Tisa river in the Vojvodina province, Serbia. Although geographically located in Bačka, it is part of the North Banat District...
municipality, in the North Banat District
North Banat District
North Banat District is a northern district of Serbia. It lies in the regions of Banat and Bačka, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. As of the 2002 census, the district has a population of 165,881. The seat of the district is Kikinda....
, Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
province, 5 km west of the Tisza
Tisza
The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...
river. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,889 people (2002 census). Number of inhabitants is constantly decreasing.
History
The first reliable data about the village dates from 1738. The church was built in 1890. During the 1960s and 1970s the village was urbanized and a nursery school was built.It is one of the newer settlements in the region, since the space where this village was located was abandoned for a long time after the Ottoman administration had ended. The population that settled here came from Dorozsma, and Felsőmegye, now in the Republic of Hungary. The first settlers have planted the height with grapes and fruit trees, so the first Hungarian name of the settlement was Felsőszőlőhegy. After the desolation of grapes, the name of the settlement became shorter – now Felsőhegy.
Geography
It is located on the right bank of the River Tisa in Northern Bačka. It lays 4 kilometres west from the town of Senta and about 7 kilometres from the river on the Senta – Subotica railway.Demographics
According to the last census it has 1889 inhabitants. 97,14% of the population is of Hungarian nationality, 1,27% have Serbian nationality and 1,59% of the population claim they have other nationalities. It is mostly an ethnic Hungarian village and all of the population speaks Hungarian language fluently. Gornji Breg has 1497 adult citizens. The average age of the inhabitants is approximately 40 years. The village has 739 households with an average of 2,56 members per house.Economy
The main occupation of the resident population is agriculture. The majority deals with vegetables and market gardening as well as glasshouse culture.Culture and events
There is a beautiful church named after Saint Josef and there is a high mass, organized in May every year to celebrate the Saint of the church. Beside the church’s high day, there is a huge fair that spreads all along the village. It is a celebration day for all residents and their relatives and friends from Gornji Breg and the surrounding towns and villages. The fair itself is mainly interesting to children. They can buy sweets, toys, clothes and many other things. There is a primary school “Csokonai Vitéz Mihály” across the church. Near school, there is a community centre, where different programmes and ceremonies are held every year.Every year, the village organizes a great Harvesting Festival. This festival gathers a lot of people, some of them even from abroad. There are many different sport events during the day and when the evening comes, there is a Harvester’s Ball. The other illustrious festival is the Shearer Festival. This event gathers a lot of people too and there is a great cooking contest where you can taste the delicious lamb stew.
Other village characteristics
There’s a park behind the school where you can find a playground which was built several years ago. Beside these, there is a sanitary office, three shops, two bakeries a nice mill and two agricultural co-operations. There is not much to see in the village, since there are no official sights.See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
- Official website of Senta