Subotica (Суботица, Hungarian: Szabadka, German: Mariatheresiopel) is a city in northern Serbia and Montenegro, in the autonomous region of Vojvodina of the Republic of Serbia. It is located at 46.07° North, 19.68° East, about 10 km from the border with Hungary. It is the second largest city of the region next to Novi Sad, with a population of 100,386.

Its name stems from word "Saturday" in Serbian language. Surroundings of Subotica are mainly farmland but the city itself is an important Serbian industrial and transportation centre. It is the administrative center of the North Backa District of Serbia.

Languages spoken in Subotica: Serbian and Croatian 52%, Hungarian 39%, Roma 2% and others (according to 2002 census).

See also: List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro

External links

• The official website of Subotica
• The official business site of Subotica
• News from Subotica (Serbian language)
• Some information and background about Subotica