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Palić is a town in Serbia

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...

, 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Subotica

Subotica

Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...

, and 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) from the border between Serbia

Serbia

and Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. It is a part of the Subotica

Subotica

Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...

Municipality, North Bačka District

North Backa District

North Bačka District is a northern district of Serbia. It lies in the Bačka region in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 200,140...

, autonomous province of Vojvodina

Vojvodina

Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...

. The town has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 7,745 people (2002 census). Many tourists come to Palić every year because of the Palić lake

Palic Lake

The Palić lake is a lake situated from Subotica, near the town of Palić, in Serbia. It covers an area of . The average depth of the lake is .-History and development:...

. There are over 450 guest houses, and even a five-star hotel. It is known for its European film festival which takes place every summer. In 2008 the life achievement award was presented to the British film director Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Kenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Hungarians = 4,178 (53.95%)
Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

= 1,930 (24.92%)
Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

= 399 (5.15%)
Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...

= 351 (4.53%)
Bunjevci
Bunjevci
Bunjevci are a South Slavic community and ethnic group living mostly in the Bačka region of Serbia and southern Hungary...

= 335 (4.33%)

Historical population

1961: 6,135
1971: 7,253
1981: 6,974
1991: 7,375

Palić lake

The Palić lake

Palic Lake

The Palić lake is a lake situated from Subotica, near the town of Palić, in Serbia. It covers an area of . The average depth of the lake is .-History and development:...

covers an area of 380 hectares (939 acre), with a 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) shore line. The average depth of the lake is 2 metres (6.6 ft), and there are lots of fish in it. In 1995 the Tisa

Tisá

Tisá is a village and municipality in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 786 ....

-Palić canal was opened so that the lake would remain as healthy as it was before in spite of development around the lake.

The "Great" Park

The "Great" Park is an urban park in the centre of Palić city. It was opened in 1840 and today has a total area of 19 hectares (46.9 acre). The park has around 2,100 hours of sun each year (just like Opatija

Opatija

Opatija is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast. , the town proper had a population of 7,850, with the municipality having a total 12,719 inhabitants.-Geography:...

, Kraljevica

Kraljevica

Kraljevica is a town in the Kvarner region of the country of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entrance to the bridge to the island of Krk...

or Zlatibor

Zlatibor

Zlatibor is a mountain region situated in the western part of Serbia, a part of the Dinaric Alps.The mountain range spreads over an area of 300 km², 27 miles in length, southeast to northwest, and up to 23 miles in width. The highest peak is Tornik at 1496 m...

). The average air temperature in summer is 20 °C (68 °F), and the average precipitation is 540 millimetres (21.3 in).

There are many hotels, restaurants and beaches in the "Great" Park. The Palić Zoo

Palic Zoo

Palić zoo is a zoo and gardens founded in 1949 and located in Palic, North Serbia, a small village from the town of Subotica and from the E75 Budapest – Belgrade highway.-History:...

, one of only three zoo

Zoo

A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....

s in Serbia, is next to the park.

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Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Historical population

Palić lake

The "Great" Park

See also

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