Janošik is a village

Village

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 in Serbia

Serbia

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. It is situated in the municipality

Municipality

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 of Alibunar

Alibunar

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, in the South Banat District

South Banat District

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, in the province of Vojvodina

Vojvodina

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. The village has a Slovak

Slovaks

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ethnic majority and its population numbers 1,171 people (2002 census).

Name

The current name of the village is of Slovak origin. The historical Serbian name of the village was Aleksandrovac (Александровац), i.e. "the place of Aleksandar / Alexander" and the meaning of this name is reflected in its Hungarian version Újsándorfalva, which means "(new) village of Alexander". Another Serbian name used for the village was Slovački Aleksandrovac (Словачки Александровац), i.e. "Slovak Aleksandrovac".

History

The village was founded in 1812 by Hungarian Count Fülöp Sándor de Szlavnicza and was named after him as Újsándorfalva. Tohto roku sa oslavuje 200 rokov od založenia dediny!

Notable residents

• The village is the birthplace of the Hungarian Lutheran theologian and writer Andor Járosi (1897–1944).

External links

• Official Website of Janošik