bácska

Bácska, in Hungarian usage, is the name for the region commonly known in Serbian as Bačka. It is a geographic and historical area in the northern Pannonian Plain, largely within present-day Serbia, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The region lies between the Danube River to the north and the Tisa River to the west, with its interior extending toward central Vojvodina.

In Serbia, Bácska is administratively divided among three districts within Vojvodina: North Bačka District, West Bačka District, and South Bačka District. The principal urban centers include Subotica, Sombor, Bačka Topola, and Bački Petrovac, with Novi Sad located in the southern part of Bačka and serving as the provincial capital of Vojvodina.

Historically, Bácska formed part of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, was later under Ottoman rule, and, from the 18th century, became part of the Habsburg Monarchy as the region was reorganized within the Austrian Empire. After World War I, the area became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). Following World War II, it remained within Serbia as part of socialist Yugoslavia and, after the breakup of Yugoslavia, continued as a geographic and cultural region within Serbia. The name Bácska persists in Hungarian and other languages and is often used to refer to the entire Bačka region.

Demographically, Bácska is diverse, with significant Hungarian communities alongside Serbs, Bunjevci, Croats, Roma and others. Serbian and Hungarian are widely spoken, and several minority languages receive official recognition in municipalities. The region is known for agriculture—grain, corn, sunflowers, sugar beets—as well as viticulture and light industry in its towns.