victims of deportation to the USSR. After prison camps were dissolved (in 1948), most of the remaining German population left Yugoslavia in subsequent decades, mainly because of economic reasons. After the war, Apatin was populated by (mainly Serb) settlers from other parts of Yugoslavia, largely from Lika. Population censuses conducted after World War II recorded Serbs as the largest ethnic group in the town. Between 1992 and 2003, Apatin was part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, between 2003 and 2006 part of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and since 2006 it is part of an independent Serbia. Inhabited places Apatin municipality includes the city of Apatin and the following villages: Kupusina Prigrevica Svilojevo Sonta Demographics According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Apatin has 28,929 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality As many as 24 ethnic groups live in the Apatin municipality, including: Serbs = 18,164 (62.79%) Hungarians = 3,102 (10.72%) Croats = 3,015 (10.42%) Romanians = 1,148 (3.97%) Romani = 654 (2.26%) Others (including Montenegrins, (Macedonians)Bulgarians,Bosniaks, Germans, Slovaks, etc.). Settlements by ethnic majority Settlements with a Serb ethnic majority are Apatin and Prigrevica. The settlement with a Croat/Šokac ethnic majority is Sonta. Settlements with Hungarian ethnic majority are Kupusina and Svilojevo. Ethnic groups in the town Serbs = 13,990 (72.41%) Romanians = 967 (5.01%) Hungarians = 848 (4.39%) Croats = 658 (3.41%) Yugoslavs = 612 (3.17%) Roma = 369 (1.91%) Germans = 142 (0.74%) Montenegrins = 100 (0.52%) Others. Spa Near the city of Apatin lies the Junaković spa. It is a modern and well-equipped rehabilitation and recreation centre with sports fields, outdoor pools, indoor therapy, and saunas. Buildings Major buildings in Apatin include the new Orthodox Christian cathedral, the Catholic church of The Assumption of Mary (built in the 18th century), the Apatin city hall, and the Speiser mausoleum. Economy As of September 2017, Apatin has one of 14 free economic zones established in Serbia. It covers 160 hectares of ground next to river Danube, and forms so called "Free Port Apatin" (). The largest companies in Apatin today are the Apatin Brewery, "Jedinstvo" (agricultural company) and "Apatin Shipyard" (formerly known as Boris Kidrič Shipyard). The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): Tourist attraction Apatin has popular tourist location, and because of its proximity