Majdan (Novi Kneževac)

Majdan
Мајдан (Serbian)
Magyarmajdány (Hungarian)
Village (Selo)
Coat of arms of Majdan
Coat of arms
Majdan is located in Vojvodina
Majdan
Majdan
Location of Vojvoda Zimonić within Serbia
Majdan is located in Serbia
Majdan
Majdan
Majdan (Serbia)
Majdan is located in Europe
Majdan
Majdan
Majdan (Europe)
Coordinates: 46°06′00″N 20°15′00″E / 46.10000°N 20.25000°E / 46.10000; 20.25000
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictNorth Banat
Municipalities Novi Kneževac
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Majdan
292
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23333
Area code+381(0)230
Car platesKI

Majdan (Serbian Cyrillic: 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).

Name

"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.[citation needed]

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