Janošik | |
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| Coordinates:45°10′50″N21°00′56″E / 45.18056°N 21.01556°E /45.18056; 21.01556 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Municipality | .png) Alibunar |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Janošik | 1,171 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26362 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | PA |
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Janošik (Serbian Cyrillic:Јаношик, Slovak:Jánošík) is avillage inSerbia. It is situated in themunicipality ofAlibunar, in theSouth Banat District, in the province ofVojvodina. The village has aSlovak ethnic majority (91.63%) and a population of 1,171 people (2002 census).
The modern name of the village is of Slovak origin. The historical Serbian name of the village wasAleksandrovac (Александровац), i.e. "the place of Aleksandar / Alexander" and the meaning of this name is also reflected in Hungarian name versionÚjsándorfalva, which means "(new) village of Alexander". Another Serbian name used for the village wasSlovački Aleksandrovac (Словачки Александровац), i.e. "Slovak Aleksandrovac".
The village was founded in 1812 by Hungarian Count Fülöp Sándor de Szlavnicza and was named after him as Újsándorfalva.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,467 | — |
| 1971 | 1,488 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,372 | −7.8% |
| 1991 | 1,225 | −10.7% |
| 2002 | 1,171 | −4.4% |
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