Stari Žednik

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Stari Žednik (Serbian: Стари Жедник or Stari Žednik; Croatian: Stari Žednik; Hungarian: Nagyfény), also known as Žednik (Жедник), is a village located in the Subotica municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village is ethnically mixed and, according to the 2002 census, it has 2,230 inhabitants with a Croatian relative majority.

Contents 1 Ethnic groups (2002 census) 2 Historical population 3 Tourist attractions 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Croats = 727 (32.60%)
• Hungarians = 576 (25.83%)
• Bunjevci = 327 (14.66%)
• Serbs = 248 (11.12%)
• Yugoslavs = 139 (6.23%)
• Others (Montenegrins, Albanians, Germans, Macedonians, Rusyns, Slovaks, etc).

[edit] Historical population

• 1981: 2,472
• 1991: 2,323

[edit] Tourist attractions

The Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church was built by the plans of Zsigmond Moravetz, in neogothic style and opened in 1911. Its first parish was Hungarian Benjamin Hegedűs. The current parish is Croat Željko Šipek, who serves the community in both, Croatian and Hungarian.

[edit] References

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

[edit] See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

[edit] External links

• Stari Žednik

Coordinates: 45°57′N, 19°38′E