Nikinci
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Nikinci
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| Coordinates: 44°51′N 19°49′E / 44.850°N 19.817°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Syrmia |
| District | Srem |
| Municipality | Ruma |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 2,216 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Nikinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Никинци) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Ruma municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,216 people (2002 census).
History
In 1737, about 1,600 Catholic Albanians from the Kelmendi tribe came to Syrmia.[citation needed] They were settled in the villages of Nikinci and Hrtkovci. Today, their descendants consider themselves Croats.[citation needed] In the 19th century Hungarians are moving to Nikinci from Temerin and Mali Iđoš. In 1910 the Hungarians are the largest group in the village: the total population is 2,005, 874 Hungarians (43.6%), 557 Croatians (27.8%), 526 Germans (26,2%), 33 Others (mostly Roma, 1.6%) and 15 Serbians. Some of the Hungarians are belonging to the Reformed Christian Church, they built a church in the village.
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
- Serbs = 1,534
- Hungarians = 264
- Croats = 210
- Yugoslavs = 69
- Roma = 32
- others.
Historical population
- 1961: 2,607
- 1971: 2,644
- 1981: 2,425
- 1991: 2,266
