Hetin

Hetin (Serbian Cyrillic: 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).

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″N 20°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

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).

See also

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

References

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