Budisava
Budisava (Serbian Cyrillic: Будисава) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Budisava or Будисава. There is a running myth how Budisava got its name. Apparently there was a person called Sava who had the job to wake up settlers, walking down the street ringing a cow bell in the morning. "Budi" meaning "wake (someone up) (in imperative mood)" and the name Sava, combined into Budi-sava (Waking-sava).
History
It was first mentioned in 1884.
Population
Besides 2,260 Serbs, there was also a sizable Hungarian minority, numbering 1,204 people.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 2,090 | — |
| 1953 | 2,122 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 2,476 | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 2,825 | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 3,502 | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 3,685 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 3,825 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 3,656 | −4.4% |
| Source: Census | ||
Popular figures from Budisava
Gallery
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Budisava entry board. -
Hungarian Roman Catholic church in Budisava
