Malajnica

Malajnica
Малајница
Mălainiţa
Village
Malajnica
Coordinates: RS 44°17′43″N 22°23′8″E / 44.29528°N 22.38556°E / 44.29528; 22.38556Coordinates: RS 44°17′43″N 22°23′8″E / 44.29528°N 22.38556°E / 44.29528; 22.38556
Country  Serbia
District Bor District
Municipality Negotin
Population (2002)
  Total 683
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Malajnica (Vlach/Romanian: Mălainiţa, Serbian Cyrillic: Малајница) is a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 683 people.[1]

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Politics

In 2004, the Romanian Orthodox Church, Malajnica, the first Romanian Church was built in eastern Serbia in two centuries.[2][3] The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia drew attention to the situation of the Romanian people living there, and to their right to preserve their national identity.[4][5] The president of Romania Traian Băsescu visited the village on November 2, 2011.[6][7]

Notable people

References

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