Nova Crnja

Nova Crnja Нова Црња Magyarcsernye
—  village  —
The Saint Agatha Virgin and Martyr Catholic Church
Location of the municipality of Nova Crnja within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°40′N 20°36′E / 45.667°N 20.6°E / 45.667; 20.6
Country	Serbia
District	Central Banat
Settlements	6
Government
- Mayor	Pera Milankov
Area[1]
- Municipality	273 km2 (105.4 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
- Town	1,861
- Municipality	12,705
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	23218
Area code	+381 23
Car plates	ZR

Map of Nova Crnja municipality

Nova Crnja (Serbian: Nova Crnja or Нова Црња, Hungarian: Magyarcsernye, German: Neuzerne) is a village and municipality in Central Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 1,858, while Nova Crnja municipality has 12,661 inhabitants.

Inhabited places

Nova Crnja municipality includes the following villages:

• Nova Crnja
• Aleksandrovo
• Vojvoda Stepa
• Radojevo
• Srpska Crnja
• Toba (Hungarian: Tóba)

Although the village of Nova Crnja is a seat of municipality, the largest of these villages is Srpska Crnja.

Before 1961, there was one more village in the municipality, which was abandoned because of groundwater. The name of the village was Molin.

Historical population

Population of the village in different censuses:

• 1948: 3,105
• 1953: 3,310
• 1961: 3,317
• 1971: 2,911
• 1981: 2,739
• 1991: 2,353
• 2002: 1,861

Demographics (2002 census)

Ethnic groups in the municipality

The population of the Nova Crnja municipality is composed of:

• Serbs (70.31%)
• Hungarians (18.64%)
• Roma (6.83%)
• Others.

Settlements by ethnic majority

Places with Serb ethnic majority are: Aleksandrovo, Vojvoda Stepa, Radojevo, and Srpska Crnja, while places with Hungarian ethnic majority are: Nova Crnja (Hungarian: Magyarcsernye) and Toba (Hungarian: Tóba).

Ethnic groups in the village

The population of the Nova Crnja village is composed of:

• Hungarians (84.58%)
• Serbs (6.02%)
• Others.

Twin cities

• Nagyszénás, Hungary
• Jimbolia, Romania

References

1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
2. ^ (in Serbian) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Statistical Office of Serbia. 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09.  May be downloaded from: [1]

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

Coordinates: 45°40′N 20°36′E / 45.667°N 20.6°E / 45.667; 20.6