Janošik
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Janošik
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 Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
  Janošik Location of Janošik within Serbia  Janošik Janošik (Serbia)  Janošik Janošik (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′50″N 21°00′56″E / 45.18056°N 21.01556°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Municipality | .png){kind=small} Alibunar |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Janošik | 681 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26362 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | PA |
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Janošik (Serbian Cyrillic: Јаношик, Slovak: Jánošík) is a village located in the municipality of Alibunar, South Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has population of 681 people (2022 census).
The modern name of the village is of Slovak origin. The historical Serbian name of the village was Aleksandrovac (Александровац), i.e. "the place of Aleksandar / Alexander" and the meaning of this name is also reflected in Hungarian name version Újsándorfalva, which means "(new) village of Alexander". Another Serbian name used for the village was Slovački Aleksandrovac (Словачки Александровац), i.e. "Slovak Aleksandrovac".
History
The village was founded in 1812 by Hungarian Count Fülöp Sándor de Szlavnicza and was named after him as Újsándorfalva.
Demographics
Notable residents
- The village is the birthplace of the Slovak Lutheran theologian and writer Alexander Jaroši (1897–1944).
