Siget (Novi Kneževac)

Siget
Сигет
Village
Siget

Location of Siget within Serbia

Siget

Location of Siget within Vojvodina

Coordinates: 46°04′46″N 20°13′53″E / 46.07944°N 20.23139°E / 46.07944; 20.23139Coordinates: 46°04′46″N 20°13′53″E / 46.07944°N 20.23139°E / 46.07944; 20.23139
Country  Serbia
Province  Vojvodina
District North Banat
Population (2002)
  Siget 247
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +381(0)23
Car plates KI

Siget (Serbian Cyrillic: Сигет) is a village located in the Novi Kneževac municipality, in the North Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (73.27%) with a significant Hungarian minority (25.50%) and its population numbering 247 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian the settlement is known as Siget (Сигет), and in Hungarian as Sziget. Former Serbian name for this settlement was Mali Siget (Мали Сигет). Mali Siget means "little Siget", while name Veliki Siget (Велики Сигет, meaning: "big Siget") was used for neighbouring uninhabited area.

Historical population

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