THE CENTER OF THE
MIDDLE AREA OF POTISJE

The municipality of Becej is situated in the
outermost part of the eastern Backa, where it joins the rover Tisa. Precisely, it lies
slightly more to the north of the very center of the Vojvodina plain. The Municipality of
Becej includes the town of Becej and the places called Backo Gradiste, Backo Petrovo Selo,
Milesevo (Drljan), Poljanice and Radicevic.
The Municipality of Becej is connected with the whole
country by railway, road and river traffic.
The most important for its economy is the
road traffic, which with its economy is the road traffic, which with asphalt roads
connects together the whole region of Potisje. The water gate erected on the river Tisa
near Becej connects it with Banat region and, the asphalt road with the towns of Srbobran,
Vrbas, Kula and Sombor in the west.
The Municipality of Becej occupies an area of 487 sq.
km. The number of inhabitants of the town of Becej is 27.000, while 45.000 citizens
populate other five places of the commune.