Velebit, Kanjiža

Velebit
Велебит
Village
Velebit
Location of Velebit within Serbia
Coordinates: 46°00′00″N 19°57′00″E / 46.00000°N 19.95000°E / 46.00000; 19.95000Coordinates: 46°00′00″N 19°57′00″E / 46.00000°N 19.95000°E / 46.00000; 19.95000
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District North Banat
Elevation 84 m (276 ft)
Population (2002)
  Velebit 366
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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: [ˈfoɡɒɟɟiʃtɛn]). There is a mountain range in Croatia with same name (see: Velebit).

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

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

History

The settlement was founded after the First World War, as part of the introduction program by which new immigrants were settled in Vojvodina.

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

See also

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