Vajska Вајска (Serbian) | |
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Village (Selo) | |
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| Coordinates: 45°25′N 19°07′E / 45.417°N 19.117°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Bačka (Podunavlje) |
| District | South Bačka |
| Municipality | Bač |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 3,169 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vajska (Serbian Cyrillic: Вајска ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bač municipality, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. Two neighbouring settlements, Labudnjača (Serbian Cyrillic: Лабудњача; 45°27′N 19°02′E / 45.450°N 19.033°E) and Živa, are also officially regarded as parts of Vajska although they are physically separated from it. The nameLabudnjača is derived from the Serbian word "labud" ("swan" in English).
Name
In Serbian the village is known as Vajska (Вајска), in Croatian as Vajska, in Hungarian as Vajszka or Józsefháza, and in German as Wajska.
Demographics
The population of the village numbering 3,169 people (2002 census), including 1,319 Serbs, 569 Romanians, 353 Croats, 341 Hungarians, 207 Yugoslavs, and others.
Historical population
- 1961: 4,355
- 1971: 3,798
- 1981: 3,448
- 1991: 3,272
Gallery
Map of the Bač municipality showing the location of Vajska.
Saint George the Martyr Catholic church.
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See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.