Velebit (Kanjiža)

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Velebit
Велебит
Village
Velebit
Location of Velebit within Serbia
Velebit
Location of Velebit within Vojvodina
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 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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