Nikinci

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Nikinci (Никинци) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Ruma municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,216 people (2002 census).

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[edit] History

In 1737, about 1,600 Catholic Albanians from Klimenti clan came to Srem. They were settled in the villages of Nikinci and Hrtkovci. Today, their descendants consider themselves Croats.

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

  • Serbs = 1,534
  • Hungarians = 264
  • Croats = 210
  • Yugoslavs = 69
  • Roma = 32
  • others.

[edit] Historical population

  • 1961: 2,607
  • 1971: 2,644
  • 1981: 2,425
  • 1991: 2,266

[edit] References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  • Borislav Jankulov, Pregled kolonizacije Vojvodine u XVIII i XIX veku, Novi Sad - Pančevo, 2003.

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Coordinates: 44°51′N, 19°49′E