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|native_name            = {{native name|sr-Cyrl|Риђица|italics=off}}
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| subdivision_type2       = [[List of regions of Serbia|Region]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Bačka]]
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| subdivision_name3       = [[West Bačka District|West Bačka]]
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| subdivision_name4       = [[Sombor]]
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|population_total               = 2,590
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'''Riđica''' ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Риђица}}) is a village in [[Serbia]]. It is situated in the [[Sombor]] municipality, in the [[West Bačka District]], [[Vojvodina]] province. The village has a [[Serb]] ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,590 people (2002 census).
==Geography==
Riđica is the northernmost settlement of the Sombor municipality; it is 2&nbsp;km away from the border with [[Hungary]]. The closest neighbouring settlements are [[Stanišić (Sombor)|Stanišić]], [[Kruševlje]] and [[Rastina]].
==History==
There are remains of the [[Celt]]ic fort in this area. The earliest historical record of the village dates from 1535, which mentions it as a possession of [[Katarina Orlović]]. During the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule (16th-17th century), Riđica was populated by [[Serbs]]. During [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg]] rule, [[Hungarians]], [[Slovaks]] and [[Germans]] settled here as well. While Slovaks were mostly [[Magyarization|magyarized]], Germans left from the village after the [[Second World War]] as a consequence of war events. As part of the post-World War II colonization.
==Ethnic groups (2002 census)==
*[[Serbs]] = 2,165 (83.59%)
*[[Hungarians]] = 217 (8.38%)
*[[Yugoslavs]] = 83 (3.21%)
*[[Croats]] = 63 (2.43%)
*Others.
==Historical population==
*1961: 4,291
*1971: 3,663
*1981: 3,186
*1991: 2,806
*2002: 2,590
==Sport==
There are volleyball club "Dalmatinac" and football club "Graničar" in the village.
==See also==
{{Sombor Labelled Map}}
*[[List of places in Serbia]]
*[[List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina]]
==References==
<references/>
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
==External links==
{{commons category|Riđica}}
*[http://www.soinfo.org/so_sela.php?selo=ridjica Riđica]
*[http://www.dvorci.info/dvorci/ridjica/infoe.htm Castle of Imre Kovac, Ridjica]
==Gallery==
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File:Riđica,_Catholic_Church.jpg|The Assumption of Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Church
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