Krajišnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Крајишник) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sečanj municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (91.83%) and its population is 2,241 people (2002 census).

Krajišnik
Крајишник (Serbian)
Park in the centre of the village; a Catholic church of German Stefansfeld, demolished by the Yugoslav partisans in 1945s, stood here
Park in the centre of the village; a Catholic church of German Stefansfeld, demolished by the Yugoslav partisans in 1945s, stood here
Krajišnik is located in Vojvodina
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Location of Krajišnik within Serbia
Krajišnik is located in Serbia
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Krajišnik (Serbia)
Krajišnik is located in Europe
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Krajišnik (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°27′06″N 20°43′27″E / 45.45167°N 20.72417°E / 45.45167; 20.72417
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictCentral Banat
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Krajišnik
2,241
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23231
Area code+381(0)23
Car platesZR

Name

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In Serbian, the village is known as Krajišnik or Крајишник, in German as Stefansfeld, in Hungarian as Istvánfölde (until 1890 Stefanföld), and in Croatian as Krajišnik. The name is derived from the word Krajina, and means "a resident of Krajina".

Its former name used in Serbian was Šupljaja / Шупљаја. This name is found in the records since 1660.

Historical population

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  • 1869: 2,329
  • 1900: 2,344
  • 1948: 3,926
  • 1953: 3,733
  • 1961: 3,357
  • 1971: 2,712
  • 1981: 2,495
  • 1991: 2,428

See also

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References

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  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.