Siget (Novi Kneževac) Explained

Siget
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Siget 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:Siget
Population Total:247
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:46.0794°N 20.2314°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:+381(0)230
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KI

Siget (Serbian Cyrillic: Сигет) is a village located in the Novi Kneževac municipality, in the North Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (73.27%) with a significant Hungarian minority (25.50%) and its population numbering 247 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian the settlement is known as Siget (Сигет), and in Hungarian as Sziget. Former Serbian name for this settlement was Mali Siget (Мали Сигет). Mali Siget means "little Siget", while name Veliki Siget (Велики Сигет, meaning: "big Siget") was used for neighbouring uninhabited area.

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