The immigration of Slovaks to Kysáč started in 1773, where the role of Count Andrej Hadik stands out, who, probably because of his Slovak origin, wanted to settle a larger number of his compatriots on his Futoš estate. The first Slovak who moved to Kisač was Michal Vardžík (1736–1792). By coincidence, the year of the arrival of the Slovaks in Kisač was immortalized in the Serbian Orthodox church that was built in that very year.

The issuance of the Patent of Tolerance in 1781 encouraged the arrival of a new wave of settlers, which created the conditions for the establishment of a school and the calling of the first teacher and the first priest. The Evangelical church in Kisač bears the oldest Slovak Vojvodina epigraphic inscription from 1802.

In a period of 250 years, the Slovaks in Kisač managed to survive and preserve their identity in a multinational environment thanks primarily to favorable socio-political circumstances. Unhindered establishment and functioning of key institutions, societies and associations of a national character (in the 18th and 19th centuries, for example, a school, a church and the “Reading Society” were founded, and in the period between the two world wars the “Society of Czechoslovak Women”, “Sokolstvo Jedinstvo” , the “Tatra” football club, “Zanatsko društvo”, the local board of Matica slovačka in Yugoslavia, etc.) had a positive effect on the spread of literacy, the preservation of the Slovak mother tongue and the growth of national consciousness. Here we should highlight the exemplary coexistence with other nationalities in the town, above all Serbian-Slovak cooperation in all local institutions and beyond.

The issuance of this series of commemorative postage stamps indicates that the harmony of inter-ethnic relations in Serbia is based on historical memory and mutual respect of all its citizens.

Professional cooperation: Local Community Council “Kisač”, assistant. Dr. Daniela Marchok Artistic realization of the publication: Marija Vlahović, academic graphic artist

Catalog information

July 14, 2023
Artistic realization of the publication: Marija Vlahović, academic graphic designer
Multicolor offset “Forum” N. USA; z.h. 13 3/4
1244. 48.00 din (multicolor) 25,000
Tabak: 25
On an envelope stamped PD (FDC)
Draft: 1244 Evangelical church in Kisač and the oldest Slovak Vojvodina epigraphic inscription from 1802.
Stamp size: 31.9 x 42 mm
Valid indefinitely.
Source: POST OF SERBIA – Commemorative editions, 2023.