Elevation 65 m (213 ft) Area code(s) +381(0)23 Area 28 km² Population 763 (2002) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Car plates ZR Local time Friday 9:03 PM Postal code 23235 | |
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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):