Velebit (Kanjiža)

Velebit (Велебит, Hungarian: Velebit or Fogadjisten) 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 and its population numbering 366 people (2002 census).

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

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