Janošik

Janošik (Serbian Cyrillic: Јаношик, Slovak: Jánošík) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Alibunar, in the South Banat District, in the province of Vojvodina. The village has a Slovak ethnic majority (91.63%) and a population of 1,171 people (2002 census).

Janošik Јаношик (Serbian) Jánošík (Slovak)
Village (Selo)
Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church
Janošik Location of Janošik within Serbia Janošik Janošik (Serbia) Janošik Janošik (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°10′50″N 21°00′56″E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Banat
Municipality	Alibunar
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Janošik	1,171
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26362
Area code	+381(0)13
Car plates	PA

The Lutheran (Slovak) church

Name

The modern name of the village is of Slovak origin. The historical Serbian name of the village was Aleksandrovac (Александровац), i.e. "the place of Aleksandar / Alexander" and the meaning of this name is also reflected in Hungarian name version Újsándorfalva, which means "(new) village of Alexander". Another Serbian name used for the village was Slovački Aleksandrovac (Словачки Александровац), i.e. "Slovak Aleksandrovac".

History

The village was founded in 1812 by Hungarian Count Fülöp Sándor de Szlavnicza and was named after him as Újsándorfalva.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	1,467	—
1971	1,488	+1.4%
1981	1,372	−7.8%
1991	1,225	−10.7%
2002	1,171	−4.4%

Notable residents

• The village is the birthplace of the Hungarian Lutheran theologian and writer Andor Járosi (1897–1944).

See also

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

References

• Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u 2002, Stanovništvo 1, Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost - podaci po naseljima, Beograd, Februar 2003.
• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
• Borislav Jankulov, Pregled kolonizacije Vojvodine u XVIII i XIX veku, Novi Sad - Pančevo, 2003.

External links

• Official Website of Janošik Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine