Hetin

Hetin Хетин(Serbian) Tamásfalva(Hungarian)
Village(Selo)
The Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Hetin Location of Hetin within Serbia Hetin Hetin (Serbia) Hetin Hetin (Europe)
Coordinates:45°33′20″N20°41′24″E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	Central Banat
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population (2002)
• Hetin	763
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	23235
Area code	+381(0)23
Car plates	ZR

Hetin(Serbian Cyrillic:Хетин;Hungarian:TamásfalvaorHetény;‹See Tfd›German:HettinorTomsdorf) is a village inSerbia.It is situated in theŽitištemunicipality, in theCentral Banat District,Vojvodinaprovince. The village has aHungarianethnic majority (53.21%) and its population numbering 763 people (2002 census).

Geography

The village is located near the border betweenSerbiaandRomania.Closest neighbouring places areSrpski Itebej,Radojevo,Srpska Crnja,Vojvoda Stepa,Nova Crnja,Velike Livade,andBanatsko 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 ofCărpiniș.
• After 1860 filial parish ofNemačka Crnja(Srpska Crnja).
• Separate RC church books only starting 1899 (today atZrenjaninParish).

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.