Turija () 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.

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