Velebit, Kanjiža
This article is about village in Serbia. For the mountain range in Croatia, see Velebit.
For other uses, see Velebit (disambiguation).
| Velebit Велебит | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Velebit Location of Velebit within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′00″N 19°57′00″E / 46.00000°N 19.95000°ECoordinates: 46°00′00″N 19°57′00″E / 46.00000°N 19.95000°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | North Banat |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Velebit | 366 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 24428 |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)24 |
| Car plates | KA |
Velebit (Serbian Cyrillic: Велебит) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kanjiža municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a population numbering 366 people (2002 census).
Name
In Serbian the settlement is known as Velebit (Велебит) and in Hungarian as Velebit or Fogadjisten (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfoɡɒɟː.iʃtɛn]). There is a mountain range in Croatia with same name (see: Velebit).
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
- Serbs = 302 (82.51%)
- Hungarians = 59 (16.12%)
- Croats = 3 (0.82%)
- Montenegrins = 1 (0.27%)
- undeclared = 1 (0.27%)
Velebit is the only settlement with Serb majority in the Kanjiža municipality since all other settlements are predominantly Hungarian.
Historical population
- 1961: 604
- 1971: 562
- 1981: 449
- 1991: 361
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
See also
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