Ada (; ) is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated near the river Tisa in the geographical region of Bačka. The town has a population of 7,423, while the municipality has 13,293 inhabitants (2022 census), and a 72.71% Hungarian majority.
The municipality of Ada includes the towns of Ada (the seat) and nearby Mol, and the villages of Utrine, Obornjača and Sterijino.
Name The name of the town comes from the Serbo-Croatian àda which means an island in a river or lake.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the total population of the Ada municipality was 16,991 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups All local communities in the municipality have a Hungarian majority.
The ethnic composition of the municipality is: Ethnic group Population%Hungarians12,75075%Serbs2,95617.4%Roma3231.9%Yugoslavs740.4%Croats500.3%Albanians250.1%Slovaks180.1%Others7954.7%Total16,991
Jewish history
A Jewish community was founded in the city in 1790. Over the years, pogroms, assaults and murders against them against the background of anti-Semitism were carried out.
The first rabbi of the city was Rabbi Aharon Ackerman, followed by Rabbi Yaakov Heilbronn, who was murdered by rioters. In 1880, 410 Jews lived in the community and in 1896 a synagogue was established. In 1925, 470 Jews lived in the town.
In April 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the area and 60 Jews were murdered. Most of the community's Jews were later murdered in the Holocaust. 59 survivors immigrated to Israel in 1948 and in 1973 the synagogue was demolished by order of the Yugoslavian authorities.Ada community in JewishGen Communities Database
Economy The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): Activity TotalAgriculture, forestry and fishing16Mining and quarrying-Manufacturing2,341Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply5Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities29Construction83Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles658Transportation and storage139Accommodation and food services91Information and communication53Financial and insurance activities40Real estate activities2Professional, scientific and technical activities114Administrative and support service activities45Public administration and defense; compulsory social security151Education261Human health and social work activities234Arts, entertainment and recreation31Other service activities80Individual agricultural workers349Total4,722
Sports Football club FK AFK Ada plays in the Serbian 5th tier-PFL Subotica as of the 2025/25 season.
Notable people
Mátyás Rákosi (1892–1971), Hungarian communist leader Arpad Sterbik (born 1979), Yugoslav and Spanish handball goalkeeper
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities Ada is twinned with: Újbuda, Hungary Makó, Hungary Inárcs, Hungary Nemesnádudvar, Hungary Joseni, Romania Budakalász, Hungary Bogyiszló, Hungary
See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina List of Hungarian communities in Vojvodina
References
External links Official website History of Ada