Majdan | |
Native Name: | |
Pushpin Map: | Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Majdan within Serbia |
Settlement Type: | Village (Selo) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Vojvodina |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Banat |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Total Type: | Majdan |
Population Total: | 292 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 46.1°N 20.25°W |
Elevation M: | 80 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 23333 |
Area Code: | +381(0)230 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | KI |
Majdan (Serbian: Мајдан, Hungarian: Magyarmajdány) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Novi Kneževac municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (85.95%) and its population numbering 292 people (2002 census).
"Majdan" (мајдан) is a Serbian word for quarry (Hungarian word with same meaning is "majdán"). The word "majdan" has Turkish roots like many other words that came from period of administration of the Ottoman Empire.