Official Name: | Bezdan |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Village (Selo) |
Pushpin Map: | Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bačka (Podunavlje) |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | West Bačka |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sombor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 79.90 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 4623 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 45.85°N 74°W |
Elevation M: | 98 |
Bezdan (Serbian: Бездан; hu|Bezdán, hr|Bezdan, de|Besdan) is a village located in Bačka, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated in the Sombor municipality, West Bačka District. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbers at 5,263 people (2002 census).
It was first mentioned in 1305 under the name of Battyan, while in 1341 it was mentioned as Betsan. The village was destroyed during an Ottoman invasion in the 16th century. With the establishment of Habsburg rule, the village was settled by Hungarians, Poles, Czechs and Germans. The first church in the village was built in 1755, and the current one was constructed in 1846.
The ethnic groups in the village as of 2002 census: