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Novi Kozarci

Coordinates: 45°46′32″N 20°37′12″E / 45.77556°N 20.62000°E / 45.77556; 20.62000
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Novi Kozarci
Нови Козарци (Serbian)
Old houses in Novi Kozarci
Old houses in Novi Kozarci
Novi Kozarci is located in Vojvodina
Novi Kozarci
Novi Kozarci
Location of Novi Kozarci within Serbia
Novi Kozarci is located in Serbia
Novi Kozarci
Novi Kozarci
Novi Kozarci (Serbia)
Novi Kozarci is located in Europe
Novi Kozarci
Novi Kozarci
Novi Kozarci (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°46′32″N 20°37′12″E / 45.77556°N 20.62000°E / 45.77556; 20.62000
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBanat
DistrictNorth Banat
MunicipalityKikinda
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Novi Kozarci
1,912[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23313
Area code+381(0)230
Car platesKI

Novi Kozarci (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Козарци) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Municipality of Kikinda, North Banat District, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has an ethnic Serb majority (93.19%) and a population of 1,912 (2011 census).

Name

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The name of the village is derived from Mount Kozara in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and means 'new Kozarans'. Serbs from the Kozara region settled the village after World War II.

Events

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Since 2009 Novi Kozarci has been hosting Pie Fest (srb: Pitijada) every last week in September. This event consists of various competitions: making the best traditional potato pie, making the longest pie (Pie for Guinness), fast pie eating competition (srb: Pitožder) and sports competitions (srb: Novokozarački Višeboj).

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

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Historical population

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  • 1961: 3,668
  • 1971: 3,068
  • 1981: 2,668
  • 1991: 2,488
  • 2002: 2,277

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia – FIRST RESULTS" (PDF). Bulletin. 540. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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