Turija, Srbobran

For the village in Greece, see Ganochora.

Turija (Serbian Cyrillic: Турија) is a village located in the Srbobran municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,562 people (2002 census). The village is famous because of the annual sausage festival known as Kobasicijada that is organized in Turija every year.

Turija Турија (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Church of the Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas
Turija Turija Turija
Coordinates: 45°32′15″N 19°51′26″E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
Region	Bačka (Podunavlje)
District	South Bačka
Municipality	Srbobran
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,300
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)

Historical population

• 1961: 3,582
• 1971: 3,242
• 1981: 2,935
• 1991: 2,615

See also

• Kobasicijada
• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

Notable residents

• Mirko Beljanski
• Petar Drapšin

References

• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

External links

• Turija location map