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{{Infobox settlement
| native_name                     = {{native name|sr-Cyrl|Жабаљ|italics=off}}
| native_name_lang                = sr
| official_name                   = Žabalj
| other_name                      =
| settlement_type                 = [[List of cities in Serbia|Town]] and [[Municipalities and cities of Serbia|municipality]]
| image_shield                    = COA_Zabalj.png
| image_flag                      =
| image_skyline                   = Pravoslavna crkva u Žablju.jpg
| image_caption                   = Orthodox church in Žabalj
| image_map                       = Municipalities of Serbia Žabalj.png
| map_caption                     = Location of the municipality of Žabalj within Serbia
| mapsize                         =
| coordinates                     = {{coord|45|22|N|20|04|E|region:RS|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|Serbia}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[Subdivisions of Serbia|Province]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|Vojvodina}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[Districts of Serbia|District]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[South Bačka District|South Bačka]]
| parts_type                      = Settlements
| parts_style                     = para
| p1                              = 4
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Uroš Radanović ([[Serbian Progressive Party|SNS]])
| area_blank1_title               = Municipality
| area_blank1_km2                 = 400
| area_footnotes                  = <ref>{{Serbian municipalities 2006}}</ref>
| elevation_m                     = 72
| population_footnotes            = <ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2022: Total population, by municipalities and cities|url=https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/media/31319/0_ukupan-broj-stanovnika-naselja.xlsx|website=popis2022.stat.gov.rs}}</ref>
| population_as_of                = 2022 census
| population_blank1_title         = Town
| population_blank1               = 8449
| population_blank2_title         = Municipality
| population_blank2               = 23853
| timezone                        = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset                      = +1
| timezone_DST                    = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = +2
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal codes in Serbia|Postal code]]
| postal_code                     = 21230
| area_code_type                  = [[Telephone numbers in Serbia|Area code]]
| area_code                       = +381 21
| blank_name                      = [[Vehicle registration plates of Serbia|Car plates]]
| blank_info                      = NS
| website                         = {{url|www.zabalj.rs}}
| name                            =
}}
[[Image:Zabalj mun.png|right|thumb|250px|Map of Žabalj municipality]]
[[Image:Šajkaška.png|thumb|250px|Map of the Žabalj municipality and [[Šajkaška]] region]]
'''Žabalj''' ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Жабаљ}}, {{IPA|sh|ʒǎːbaʎ|pron}}; {{langx|hu|Zsablya}}) is a town and municipality located in the [[South Bačka District]] of the autonomous province of [[Vojvodina]], [[Serbia]]. According to 2022 census, the town Žabalj has a population of 8,449 and the municipality Žabalj has a population of 23,853. It is located in southeastern part of [[Bačka]], known as [[Šajkaška]]. All settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority.
==Name==
Its name came from the [[Serbian language|Serbian]] word "žaba"/жаба ("frog" in English). In [[Serbian language|Serbian]], the town is known as ''Žabalj'' (Жабаљ), in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] as ''Zsablya'' or ''Józseffalva'' (between 1886 and 1919), in [[German language|German]] as ''Josefdorf'', and in [[Croatian language|Croatian]] as ''Žabalj''.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2018}}
Žabalj was first mentioned in 1514 as ''Zeble'', a fortress captured by [[György Dózsa]]. During the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule (16th-17th century), it was populated by ethnic [[Serbs]].
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Žabalj was part of the [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg]] [[Military Frontier]] ([[Šajkaška|Šajkaš Battalion]]). The first church in Žabalj was mentioned in 1720, but it was later razed. After 1763, the village was part of Šajkaš Battalion until the military administration was abolished in 1783. Present-day [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] churches dedicated to Saint Nicholas were built in 1835. In 1901, a [[Catholic]] church was built as well.
It belonged to [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] 1920, when by the [[Treaty of Trianon]] it became part of the [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] and subsequent [[South Slavs|South Slavic]] states.
After [[Hungarian occupation of Yugoslav territories|the 1941 annexation]] of the town by Hungary, in a 1942 raid, 666 inhabitants of the town were murdered: 355 men, 141 women, 101 children, and 69 elderly people. Those who were liable, were convicted by Hungary in 1943.
==Inhabited places==
Žabalj municipality encompasses the town of Žabalj, and the following villages:
*[[Gospođinci]]
*[[Đurđevo]]
*[[Čurug]]
==Demographics==
{{Update|section|date=January 2012}}
===Historical population of the town===
*1961: 7,457
*1971: 7,851
*1981: 8,503
*1991: 8,766
===Ethnic groups===
The population of the Žabalj municipality:
* [[Serbs]] (86.25%)
* [[Rusins]] (5.11%)
* [[Romani people|Romani]] (2.79%)
* [[Magyars|Hungarians]] (1.1%)
==Economy==
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):<ref name="stats18">{{cite web|title=ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2018.|url=http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2018/Pdf/G201813045.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=[[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]]|access-date=17 March 2019|language=sr}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Activity
! Total
|-
|Agriculture, forestry and fishing||align="right"|253
|-
|Mining||align="right"|21
|-
|Processing industry||align="right"|664
|-
|Distribution of power, gas and water||align="right"|32
|-
|Distribution of water and water waste management||align="right"|84
|-
|Construction||align="right"|138
|-
|Wholesale and retail, repair||align="right"|937
|-
|Traffic, storage and communication ||align="right"|216
|-
|Hotels and restaurants||align="right"|98
|-
|Media and telecommunications||align="right"|17
|-
|Finance and insurance||align="right"|30
|-
|Property stock and charter||align="right"|3
|-
|Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities||align="right"|112
|-
|Administrative and other services||align="right"|59
|-
|Administration and social assurance||align="right"|217
|-
|Education||align="right"|406
|-
|Healthcare and social work ||align="right"|284
|-
|Art, leisure and recreation||align="right"|47
|-
|Other services||align="right"|91
|- class="sortbottom"
|'''Total'''||align="right"|'''3,708'''
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Monument_of_the_1942_raid_victims_near_Žabalj.jpg|[[Black Ćuprija|Monument of the 1942 raid victims]] near Žabalj
Image:Catholic church in Žabalj, Vojvodina, Serbia 3.jpg|The Catholic Church
</gallery>
==See also==
* [[Šajkaška]]
* [[South Bačka District]]
* [[List of places in Serbia]]
* [[List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina]]
==References==
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*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
*Zvonimir Golubović, Racija u južnoj Bačkoj 1942. godine, Novi Sad, 1991.
*Dr Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Žabalj}}
* [http://www.zabalj.rs/ Official presentation of Zabalj municipality]
{{South Bačka District}}
{{Municipalities of Serbia}}
{{Authority control}}
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