Šurjan (Serbian Cyrillic: Шурјан) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sečanj municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The population of the village is 330 (2002 census), including 145 Serbs (43.93%), 140 Hungarians (42.42%), and others.
Šurjan
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Coordinates: 45°23′34″N 20°52′16″E / 45.39278°N 20.87111°E | |
Country | Serbia |
Province | Vojvodina |
District | Central Banat |
Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Šurjan | 330 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 23254 |
Area code | +381(0)23 |
Car plates | ZR |
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Name
editIn Serbian the village is known as Šurjan (Шурјан), in Hungarian as Surján, in Romanian as Șurian, and in German as Schurjan.
Historical population
edit- 1869: 646
- 1900: 618
- 1921: 759
- 1931: 821
- 1948: 682
- 1953: 807
- 1961: 734
- 1971: 483
- 1981: 406
- 1991: 377
See also
editReferences
edit- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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