Malajnica
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Malajnica | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Malajnica | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′43″N 22°23′8″E / 44.29528°N 22.38556°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Bor District |
| Municipality | Negotin |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 683 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Malajnica (Romanian: Mălainița; Serbian Cyrillic: Малајница) is a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 683 people.[1]
Ethnic groups (2002 census)[edit]
- Serbs = 364
- "Vlachs" (Romanians) = 225
- Romanians (self-declared) = 4
- Croats = 1
- undeclared = 42
- unknown = 47
Politics[edit]
In 2004, the Romanian Orthodox Church, Malajnica, the first Romanian Church was built in eastern Serbia in two centuries.[2][3] The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia drew attention to the situation of the Romanian people living there, and to their right to preserve their national identity.[4][5] The president of Romania Traian Băsescu visited the village on November 2, 2011.[6][7]
History[edit]
In 1807 Karađorđe's soldiers during the First Serbian Uprising were joined by Russian troops, led by General Ivan Ivanovich Isaev in a battle against the Turkish army near Malajnica.[8]
Notable people[edit]
- Bojan Aleksandrović, vicar of Mălainița and Remesiana and presbyter of Dacia Ripensis.
References[edit]
- ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
- ^ "SERBIA: Romanian priest to pay for official destruction of his church"
- ^ "Haiducul credintei din Valea Timocului, Boian Alexandrovici, decorat de presedintele Basescu" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
- ^ Extract from the IHF report
- ^ Debates Monday, 3 September 2007 - Strasbourg
- ^ "Hramul Bisericii din Mălainița/ Sărbătoare românească în Valea Timocului la Biserica părintelui Boian Alexandrovici". Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ Vizita a lui Basescu la Malajnica Serbia Negotin 2 noiembrie 2011
- ^ War and Society in East Central Europe: The first Serbian uprising 1804-1813. Brooklyn College Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-930888-04-6.
External links[edit]
- Vizita a lui Basescu la Malajnica Serbia Negotin 2 noiembrie 2011
- Hramul Bisericii din Mălainița/ Sărbătoare românească în Valea Timocului la Biserica părintelui Boian Alexandrovici Archived 2011-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- President of Romania, Traian Basescu in Negotin, Malajnica, with Romanians from the Timok[permanent dead link]