Bač is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,405 while Bač Municipality has 11,431 inhabitants (census 2022). The entire geographical region between the rivers Danube and Tisa, today divided between Serbia and Hungary, was named Bačka after the ancient town of Bač.
Municipality of Bač is also home for 16 ethnic minorities. Serbian, Slovak and Hungarian languages are officially used by municipal authorities.
The history of Bač starts in the bronze age. A sword from that period, found in the area of today’s town, is kept in Budapest. The first written testimonies of the city originate from the period of the Emperor Justinian, who mentioned Bač in one of his letters in the year 535.
Amont the rich and diverse built heritage that remains, three cultural properties have been and still are a key to understanding history and spirt of this cultural landscape:

  • the Bač Fortress with surroundings,
  • the Bodjani Orthodox Monastery, and
  • the Franciscan Monastery of Bač.
   
They are cultural properties of outstanding value for the Republic of Serbia, also they represent a symbol of the local identity – integrated in the Bač Municipality Logo.

The cultural landscape of Bač and its surrounding was placed on the UNESCO Tentative list in 2019, recognizing its outstanding universal value.

The Bač Fortress is the Grand Prix lauerat of the 2018 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards in the Category Conservation. 

Municipality of Bač – Opština Bač
http://www.bac.rs/

Tourist organization of the Municipality Bač
http://turizambac.com/ ​

Description of "Historical place of Bač and its Surroundings" on Tentative list of UNESCO
http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6386