Nikinci () is a village in
Serbia
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. It is located in the
Ruma
Ruma (; hu, Árpatarló) is a town and municipality in the Srem District of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the town has a population of 30,076, while the municipality has a population of 54,339.
History
Traces of orga ...
municipality, in the
Srem District
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,
Vojvodina
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province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,216 people (2002 census).
Name
In
Serbian
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* Serbian language
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* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
the village is known as ''Nikinci'' (Никинци), in
Croatian
Croatian may refer to:
* Croatia
*Croatian language
*Croatian people
*Croatians (demonym)
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* Croatan (disambiguation)
* Croatia (disambiguation)
* Croatoan (disambiguation)
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* Hrvatsko (disambiguation)
* S ...
as ''Nikinci'', and in
Hungarian as ''Nyékinca''. The name of the town in
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
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* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
is plural.
History
In 1737, about 1,600
Catholic
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Albanians from the
Kelmendi
Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe (''fis'') and region in Malësia ( Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem river and its tributaries in the Accursed Moun ...
tribe came to
Syrmia
Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the ex ...
. They were settled in the villages of Nikinci and
Hrtkovci. Today, their descendants consider themselves
Croats
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. In the 19th century Hungarians are moving to Nikinci from Temerin and Mali Iđoš. In 1910 the Hungarians are the largest group in the village: the total population is 2,005, 874 Hungarians (43.6%), 557 Croatians (27.8%), 526 Germans (26,2%), 33 Others (mostly Roma, 1.6%) and 15 Serbians.
Some of the Hungarians are belonging to the Reformed Christian Church, they built a church in the village.
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
*Serbs = 1,534
*Hungarians = 264
*Croats = 210
*Yugoslavs = 69
*Roma = 32
*others.
Historical population
*1961: 2,607
*1971: 2,644
*1981: 2,425
*1991: 2,266
See also
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List of places in Serbia
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List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
This is a list of city, cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia.
List of largest cities and towns in Vojvodina
List of urban settlements in Vojvodina
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References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
*Borislav Jankulov, Pregled kolonizacije Vojvodine u XVIII i XIX veku, Novi Sad - Pančevo, 2003.
Gallery
File:Nikinci,_Catholic_Church.jpg, The Catholic church.
File:Calvinist_church,_Nikinci_village,_Vojvodina,_Serbia_-_20070210.jpg, Calvinist church.
External links
School in Nikinci
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Populated places in Syrmia