Malajnica

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]

Malajnica

Малајница

Mălainiţa
Village
Malajnica
Coordinates: 44°17′43″N 22°23′8″E
Country Serbia
DistrictBor District
MunicipalityNegotin
Population
 (2002)
 • Total683
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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
  1. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
  2. "SERBIA: Romanian priest to pay for official destruction of his church"
  3. "Haiducul credintei din Valea Timocului, Boian Alexandrovici, decorat de presedintele Basescu" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  4. Extract from the IHF report
  5. Debates Monday, 3 September 2007 - Strasbourg
  6. Hramul Bisericii din Mălainiţa/ Sărbătoare românească în Valea Timocului la Biserica părintelui Boian Alexandrovici
  7. Vizita a lui Basescu la Malajnica Serbia Negotin 2 noiembrie 2011
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