Velebit, Kanjiža Explained

Velebit
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Velebit 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:Velebit
Population Total:366
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:46°N 19.95°W
Elevation M:84
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:24428
Area Code:+381(0)24
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KA

Velebit is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kanjiža municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a population numbering 366 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian the settlement is known as Velebit (Велебит) and in Hungarian as Velebit or Fogadjisten (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈfoɡɒɟɟiʃtɛn/). There is a mountain range in Croatia with same name (see: Velebit).

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Velebit is the only settlement with Serb majority in the Kanjiža municipality since all other settlements are predominantly Hungarian.

Historical population

History

The settlement was founded after the First World War, as part of the introduction program by which new immigrants were settled in Vojvodina.

Former mayor of Novi Sad Jovan Dejanović was born in Kanjiža.

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