Ljanik Explained

Official Name:Ljanik
Native Name Lang:sr
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Pčinja District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Preševo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.33
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:29
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.3131°N 21.8181°W

Ljanik (Serbian: Љаник) is a village located in the municipality of Preševo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 29 people, all ethnic Serbs.[2] The toponym is derived from ljanik, a variant of the word pčelinjak ("apiary").[3] [4] The village was known for its beehives and hence got its name.[5] There are two neighbourhoods (mahale), called Selo and Rosulja. It is located at the slopes of the Rujan mountain.

The village is one out of four with Serb majority in the Preševo municipality, along with Svinjište, Slavujevac and Cakanovac; the rest having an Albanian majority.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Насеља општине Прешево . stat.gov.rs . Statistical Office of Serbia . 22 October 2019 . sr . pdf.
  2. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.
  3. Book: Слободан Реметић. Српски дијалектолошки зборник 60. 1 January 2013. Институт за српски језик САНУ. 713–. GGKEY:XD3YECDU5TJ.
  4. Book: Slobodan Remetić. Српски дијалектолошки зборник 57. 1 January 2010. Институт за српски језик САНУ. 431–. GGKEY:1NR1DDCYHJW.
  5. Момчило Златановић: Топомија насеља у средњем сливу Пчиње (пет насеља), Врањски гласник XXI, Врање 1988, стр. 165.