Janošik
Janošik
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 Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
  Janošik Location of Janošik within Serbia  Janošik Janošik (Serbia)  Janošik Janošik (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′50″N 21°00′56″E / 45.18056°N 21.01556°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Municipality | .png){kind=small} Alibunar |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Janošik | 681 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26362 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | PA |
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Janošik (Serbian Cyrillic: Јаношик, Slovak: Jánošík) is a village located in the municipality of Alibunar, South Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has population of 681 people (2022 census).
Name
The modern name of the village is of Slovak origin. The historical Serbian name of the village was Aleksandrovac (Александровац), i.e. "the place of Aleksandar / Alexander" and the meaning of this name is also reflected in Hungarian name version Újsándorfalva, which means "(new) village of Alexander". Another Serbian name used for the village was Slovački Aleksandrovac (Словачки Александровац), i.e. "Slovak Aleksandrovac".
History
The village was founded in 1812 by Hungarian Count Fülöp Sándor de Szlavnicza and was named after him as Újsándorfalva.
Demographics
Historical population
- 1961: 1,467
- 1971: 1,488
- 1981: 1,372
- 1991: 1,225
- 2011: 1,171
- 2022: 681
Ethnic groups
According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:[1]
Notable residents
- The village is the birthplace of the Slovak Lutheran theologian and writer Alexander Jaroši (1897–1944).
See also
References
- Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u 2002, Stanovništvo 1, Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost - podaci po naseljima, Beograd, Februar 2003.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- Borislav Jankulov, Pregled kolonizacije Vojvodine u XVIII i XIX veku, Novi Sad - Pančevo, 2003.
External links
- Official Website of Janošik Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine