Banatsko Višnjićevo Explained

Banatsko Višnjićevo
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Banatsko Višnjićevo within Serbia
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Serbia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Vojvodina
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Central Banat
Subdivision Type3:Municipalities
Population As Of:2002
Total Type:Banatsko Višnjićevo
Population Total:384
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:45.4406°N 20.675°W
Elevation M:59
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:+381(0)23
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZR

Banatsko Višnjićevo (; Hungarian: Vida) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (94.27%) and its population was 384 as of the 2002 census.

Name

The exact origin of the village name is unclear. It was either named after the famous Serb epic poet Filip Višnjić or for the cherry tree ("višnja" in Serbian) that was founded here by the first settlers, or after the surveyor Višnjić, who performed first measuring in the settlement.[1] In Hungarian the village is known as Vida.

Historical population

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mesna zajednica Banatsko Višnjićevo . Zitiste.org . 2012-08-15.