Parage (Bačka Palanka)


Parage is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,039 people.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Parage, in Croatian as Parage, and in Hungarian as Parrag.

History

Since its foundation, the village was mainly inhabited by Serbs. First historical source citing Parage dates back to 1473. At the end of 18th century village with entire population was moved 4 km to north, due to high ground-water levels, but also to make space for expansion of Gajdobra, place colonised with Germans by Austrian monarchy.

Historical population

YearInhabitants
172251 households
178888 households
18751,151
19051,466
19611,338
19711,306
19811,199
19911,134
20021,039
2011921

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