Novi Žednik (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Нови Жедник) is a village located in the
Subotica
Subotica (, ; , , ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city in Central Europe and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Sub ...
municipality, in the
North Bačka District of
Serbia
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. It is situated in the autonomous province of
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
. 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. According to the 2022 census, it has 1,994 inhabitants.
Name
In
Serbian 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
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
= 1,805 (63.38%)
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Bunjevci
Bunjevci ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Bunjevci, Буњевци, ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevac, Буњевац, sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevka, Буњевка) are a South Slavs, South Slavic sub-ethnic ...
= 398 (13.98%)
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Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
= 240 (8.43%)
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Croats
The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...
= 206 (7.23%)
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Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...
= 44 (1.55%)
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Montenegrins
Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro.
Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...
= 35 (1.23%)
Historical population
*1961: 6,931
*1971: 6,090
*1981: 3,195
*1991: 2,932
*2011: 2,399
*2022: 1,994
Famous people
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Živko Slijepčević (Retired football player; Coach)
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Stuberi (Group of YouTubers with 1M+ subscribers)
Stuberi YouTube chanel
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See also
*List of places in Serbia
This is the list of populated places in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), as recorded by the 2002 census, sorted alphabetically by municipalities. Settlements denoted as " urban" (towns and cities) are marked bold. Population for every settlement is ...
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia
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References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
Places in Bačka
Subotica
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