Novi Žednik (
Serbian Cyrillic
The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...
: Нови Жедник) is a village located in the
Subotica
Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, ...
municipality, in the
North Bačka District
The North Bačka District ( sr, Севернобачки округ, Severnobački okrug, ; hu, Észak-bácskai körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the Bačka geographi ...
of
Serbia
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. It is situated in the autonomous province of
Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,848 people (2002 census). The village contains an elementary school, an old Orthodox church and a newly build Orthodox church as well a train station. The village has a Catholic minority who attend religious services in nearby village of Stari Žednik since there are no Catholic churches in this village.
Name
In
Serbian
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* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
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* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
the settlement is known as ''Novi Žednik'' (Нови Жедник), in
Bunjevac as ''Novi Žednik'', in
Hungarian as ''Újnagyfény'', and in
Croatian as ''Novi Žednik''. Sometimes, it is known simply as ''Žednik'' (Жедник).
Ethnic groups (2002)
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Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
= 1,805 (63.38%)
*
Bunjevci = 398 (13.98%)
*
Hungarians
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= 240 (8.43%)
*
Croats
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= 206 (7.23%)
*
Yugoslavs
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= 44 (1.55%)
*
Montenegrins = 35 (1.23%)
Historical population
*1961: 6,931
*1971: 6,090
*1981: 3,195
*1991: 2,932
*2011: 2,399
Famous people
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Živko Slijepčević
Živko Slijepčević (; born 19 August 1957) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
He played for FK Preporod Novi Žednik, FK Spartak Subotica, Quimper Cornouaille FC, Valenciennes FC and Trélissac FC. Currently working as a co ...
(Retired football player; Coach)
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See also
* List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia.
List of largest cities and towns in Vojvodina
List of urban settlements in Vojvodina
List of all urban settlements (cities and towns) in Vojvodina with populati ...
References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
Places in Bačka
Subotica
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