Senta (Serbian Cyrillic: Сента (pronounced [sɛ̌ːnta]); Hungarian: Zenta (pronounced [ˈzɛntɒ]); Romanian: Zenta) is a town and municipality located in the Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the bank of the Tisa river in the geographical region of Bačka. The town has a population of 18,704, whilst the Senta municipality has 23,316 inhabitants (2011 census).
History
Notable citizens
Senta is the birthplace of many renowned people, including:
- Szilárd Mezei, composer
- Michael Fekete, mathematician
- Matija Bećković, writer and poet, member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Jovan Đorđević, cultural benefactor, he is famous for writing the lyrics to the Serbian National anthem Bože pravde
- Bernat Klein, textile designer
- Árpád Sterbik, Serbian-Spanish handball goalkeeper, World champion
- Milorad Krivokapić, Serbian-Hungarian handball player
- Jovan Muškatirović, luminary
- Stevan Sremac, realist and comedy writer
- Bojan Pajtić, politician, President of the Government of Vojvodina
- Attila Juhász, politician
- Jožef Tertei, wrestler, European champion and Olympic bronze medalist
- Viktor Nemeš, wrestler, World champion
- Kristijan Fris, wrestler, European champion
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