Begeč

Begeč , in Serb Cyrillic Бегеч and in Hungarian Begecs, is a locality of Serbia located in the autonomous province of Voïvodine. It belongs to the municipality of Novi Sad in the district of Bačka Southerner. In 2002, it counted: 3360 inhabitants, of which a majority of Serb.

Begeč is officially classified among the villages of Serbia.

History

Under the Roman Empire, in IIIe and IVe centuries, a fort called Castellum Onagrinum existed with the site of the current city.

Begeč is mentioned for the first time at the 16th century. Its name derives from the Othoman title " beg" or " bey " and of the word " eč" , which means the " village".

A Serb church orthotodoxe was built there in 1838.

Transport

By the line of bus 56, the village is connected to Futog, Veternik and Novi Sad. It is also on a line connecting Bač and Bačka Palanka to Novi Sad.

A ferry crossing the the Danube makes it possible to join Banoštor in Syrmie.

Celebrities

Begeč is related to the footballers Vujadin Boškov, Radomir Krstić and Lazar Vasić.

External bonds

Seen satellite of Begeč
Begeč

Internal bonds

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