Čantavir

Čantavir
Чантавир
Csantavér

The Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.
Čantavir
Coordinates: RS 45°55′N 19°46′E / 45.917°N 19.767°E / 45.917; 19.767
Country  Serbia
Province  Vojvodina
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Čantavir (Serbian: Čantavir or Чантавир, Hungarian: Csantavér, Croatian: Čantavir) is the largest village with Hungarian ethnic majority in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Subotica, North Bačka District. The population of the village is 7,178 (2002 census). The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture and stock breeding.

Historical population

School and culture

There is an elementary school in Čantavir. This school have had a very famous children's choir conducted by Éva Gubena music teacher (she got the prize "Sparkle of Culture" in 2001). In 1995, previous members of famous children's choir, (Bodor/ Huszár/ Melinda, Barkóci/ Juhász/ Szilvia, Pósa/ Faragó/ Gabriella, Sándor/ Pósa/ Csilla, Poljaković/ Zabos/ Marianna) started a ladies choir "Primavera" under conductor Éva Gubena. From 1996 "Primavera" became a mixed voice chamber choir "Musica Viva". They have tried to bring live music to the hearts of their audience at concerts, festivals and other events. On their programme there are numerous compositions from all areas of musical history.

People

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External links

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Coordinates: 45°55′N 19°46′E / 45.917°N 19.767°E / 45.917; 19.767


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