Ruski Krstur

Ruski Krstur, also Ruski Kerestur ( Ruthenian: Руски Керестур, Serbian Cyrillic: Руски Крстур ) is a village in the western Backa in the northern part of Serbia. The village is part of the municipality of Kula.

According to statistics in 2002 were located in Ruski Krstur 5557 people (also called Ruthenians ) mostly Ruthenians. Ruski Krstur applicable in Serbia as the cultural center of this national minority.

History

Ruski Krstur is the oldest town with Ruthenian population settlement. The colonization and at the same time the foundation of the village took place in the years 1745/46, when a large Ruthenian ethnic group in Backa settled. She came from Hornjica in the Carpathians and from Kosceljisko, which lies between Krstur and Kula. Another, larger, Ruthenian population comes from the ungaro -Slovak Kassa ( Košice ), the Carpatho -Ukraine Uzhhorod and from Miskolc, Hungary. In the archives of Austria -Hungary should be noted that initially 11 families or individuals have settled Ruthenian origin, in order to achieve better living conditions. The Ruthenians were used on the fields around Kula as a field worker. Initially called the village of Bac Kerestur. Since 1751 she has been officially recognized as such. The local population is mainly Greek Catholic religious affiliation.