Senta

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Senta (Serbian: Сента or Senta, Hungarian: Zenta, German: 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. The town has a population of 20,363, whilst the Senta municipality has 25,619 inhabitants (2002 census).

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Hungarians, Slovaks, Germans, and Jews settled in the town. In 1910, the population of the town numbered 29,666 inhabitants of whom 27,221 (91.8%) Hungarian, 2,020 (6.8%) Serbian, and 425 (1.4%) other languages. Serbs started to settle in the town again after the First World War, when Senta became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Senta was occupied by Hungary between 1941-1944.

Senta is the birthplace of many notable people, including Stevan Sremac (writer), Jovan Đorđević (cultural benefactor), Jovan Muškatirović (renowned luminary), Bernat Klein (textile designer) and Thurzó Lajos (writer).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senta
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Coordinates:   45°54'52"N   20°4'49"E

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  • Sorry, but the original name of city is Zenta from Zyntharev (the ancient name of the city)
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