Bajmok (; , ) is a village located in the administrative area of the City of Subotica,Bajmok local council at the website of Subotica North Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 6,093 inhabitants (2022 census).
Name In Serbian Cyrillic the village is known as Бајмок, in Serbian Latin as Bajmok,Mojzeš, Antal. 1984, Radnički pokret u Bajmoku, Subotica : NIO Subotičke novine, p.5 in Hungarian as Bajmok, in Bunjevac as Bajmok or Bajmak, in Croatian as Bajmak (since 2009) or Bajmok (before 2009), and in German as Nagelsdorf.
History The first written documents relating to Bajmok came from the fifteenth century. Then the village was for the first time officially mentioned as a village. King Matthias gave it to his mother, Erzsébet Szilágyi. The deed of donation was confirmed on 16 February 1462.Mojzeš, Radnički pokret u Bajmoku, Subotica : NIO Subotičke novine, 1984; page 6
During Ottoman administration (16th-17th century), two villages with this name were mentioned: Bajmok and Novi Bajmok. Both villages had about 20 houses.
Between 1770 and 1785 new colonists came, mainly Bunjevci and Hungarians. At the time of the Hungarian revolution, in the fields of this village there was a conflict between the Hungarian and the Vojvodinian Serb army, won by the Hungarians (but later lost the war). The Hungarian rebel army from Subotica repressed the Serbian villagers, many Serbs were shot and executed even without a trial."Kaponjska bitka" in Bajmok, Szabadka: Grafoprodukt; 2002. page 270
In 1910, population of the village was mainly composed of Hungarians, Bunjevci, Germans, and Serbs.
After World War I, new Serb settlers came to the village. During the Second World War, this village was under the Hungarian fascist occupation. Many of the citizens were exiled from their homes (mainly Serbs) to make room for Hungarian Csango colonists. Bajmok was liberated from the Hungarian fascists on 19 October 1944.Antal Mojzeš, Radnički pokret u Bajmoku, Subotica : NIO Subotičke novine, 1984; page 84
After World War II, 2,090 settlers came in Bajmok, which enlarged village population to 11,789.
Until 1991, the largest ethnic group in the village were Hungarians. By the 2002 census, Serbs were listed as the single largest ethnic group in Bajmok.
Demographics Historical population 1948: 11,188 1953: 10,829 1961: 11,117 1971: 10,307 1981: 9,856 1991: 8,620 2002: 8,586 2011: 7,414 2022: 6,093
Ethnic groups According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:http://pop-stat.mashke.org/serbia-ethnic-loc2022.htm
2,127 (34.9%) Serbs 1,487 (24.4%) Hungarians 784 (12.8%) Bunjevci 325 (5.3%) Croats Others/Undeclared/Unknown
Notable people Lajčo Budanović, Catholic bishop
See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
External links
www.bajmok.co.rs Bajmok in subotica.com