Official Name: | Svilojevo |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Village (Selo) |
Pushpin Map: | Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
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: | Apatin |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 37.55 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1179 |
Population Density Km2: | autp |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 45.65°N 23°W |
Elevation M: | 82 |
Svilojevo (Serbian: Свилојево; Hungarian: Szilágyi) is a village located in the municipality of Apatin, West Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,179 inhabitants, most of whom are ethnic Hungarians.
In 2001, Svilojevo celebrated one hundred years since its establishment, and in 2006, the more recently renovated church became a hundred years old.
On the session of the Municipality of Apatin in June 2006, the Hungarian gained official in Svilojevo. Previously, Serbian had been the sole official language in this village,[2] although Hungarians had composed a majority in the village.
The ethnic groups as of 2002 census: