Sonta 4336198 190295849 2008-02-10T01:32:38Z Vedran.b 292991 {{Apatin Labelled Map}} [[Image:Szond1.jpg|thumb|250px|Saint Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church]] [[Image:Szond2.jpg|thumb|250px|The new Orthodox church]] '''Sonta''' (Сонта) is a village located in the [[Apatin]] municipality, in the [[West Bačka District]] of [[Serbia]]. It is situated in the autonomous province of [[Vojvodina]]. The village has a [[Croats|Croat]] ([[Šokci|Šokac]]) ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,992 people (2002 census). ==Name== According to some sources, inhabitants of Sonta originating from [[Herzegovina]] and they came to this village under the leadership of Sonda Vidaković, thus the name of Sonta derived from the name of this person. ==History== It was first mentioned in the 12th century under name ''Zund''. In [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] records, Sonta was mentioned as a settlement with 36 families, while in 1898, its population numbered 4,972 inhabitants and 650 houses. During 1920s, the village was moved 3km to the north from its original location because of the large floods of the river [[Danube]]. ==Ethnic groups (2002 census)== *[[Croats]] = 2,966 (59.42%) *[[Serbs]] = 975 (19.53%) *[[Hungarians]] = 267 (5.35%) *[[Romanians]] = 211 (4.23%) *[[Roma people|Roma]] = 138 (2.76%) *others. ==Historical population== *1961: 6,821 *1971: 6,508 *1981: 6,313 *1991: 5,990 *2002: 4,992 ==References== *Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. ==See also== *[[List of places in Serbia]] *[[List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina]] ==External links== *[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Sonta.html Sonta] *[http://www.sonta.de Sonta.de] {{West Bačka District}} {{Vojvodina-geo-stub}} {{coor title dm|45|36|N|19|06|E|region:RS_type:city}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina]] [[Category:Places in Bačka]] [[fr:Sonta]] [[hr:Sonta]] [[hu:Szond]] [[it:Sonta]] [[sr:Сонта]]