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Country
  
Serbia

Elevation
  
65 m (213 ft)

Area code(s)
  
+381(0)23

Area
  
28 km²

Population
  
763 (2002)

Province
  
Vojvodina

District
  
Central Banat

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Car plates
  
ZR

Local time
  
Friday 9:03 PM

Postal code
  
23235

Hetin

Weather
  
6°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 82% Humidity

Hetin (Serbian: Hetin or Хетин, Hungarian: Tamásfalva or Hetény, German: Hettin or Tomsdorf) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (53.21%) and its population numbering 763 people (2002 census).

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Map of Hetin, Serbia

Geography

The village is located near the border between Serbia and Romania. Closest neighbouring places are Srpski Itebej, Radojevo, Srpska Crnja, Vojvoda Stepa, Nova Crnja, Velike Livade, and Banatsko Karađorđevo. The postal code of the village is 23235, and the phone area code is 023 (telephone numbers in the village start with 832-).

History

Hetin was founded in 1841 by tobacco cultivators. In 1897, Hetin (Hetény) and Tamašfalva (Tamásfalva) were merged into one single village.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the village include (2002 census):

  • 406 (53.21%) Hungarians
  • 306 (40.11%) Serbs
  • others.
  • Historical population

  • 1961: 2,008
  • 1971: 1,604
  • 1981: 1,139
  • 1991: 881
  • 2002: 763
  • Genealogical Records

  • Up to 1860, filial parish of Cărpiniș.
  • After 1860 filial parish of Nemačka Crnja (Srpska Crnja).
  • Separate RC church books only starting 1899 (today at Zrenjanin Parish).
  • References

    Hetin Wikipedia