Karađorđevo is a village in the municipality of Bačka Topola, founded after the First World War, around 1921, when Salonika Front volunteers from Lika and the Bosnian Krajina received land and began settling here. At first there were more than 1,600 inhabitants in almost 200 families, but the number has fallen over time – today the village has about 350–470 inhabitants. It consists of two parts, Kalmarka and Rajčić, and is laid out on a rectangular grid of regular streets. In the second half of the 20th century the village developed thanks to the military stud farm: running water, heating, a cultural centre, a school and a health clinic were built, and residents worked in the associated military and livestock facilities. Today it is a mainly agricultural village with plants producing animal feed and meat, while urbanisation and work outside the village have considerably reduced its population. Every year Karađorđevo celebrates Vidovdan (St Vitus Day) as its village feast, with a liturgy, the laying of wreaths, a cultural and music programme and a village fête, keeping alive its historical awareness and sense of community.
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