Panonija


Panonija is a village in the Bačka Topola municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and at the 2002 census its population was 794.

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Panonija, in Hungarian as Pannónia, and in Croatian as Panonija. Its name means "Pannonia" in Serbian. Although, this name is usually used to designate the ancient Roman province, the Serbian language often uses this name to designate the Pannonian plain.

Historical population