Čenej (Serbian Cyrillic: Ченеј) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.
Čenej
Ченеј (Serbian) | |
|---|---|
 Orthodox Church in Čenej | |
  Čenej Location within Novi Sad  Čenej Čenej (Vojvodina)  Čenej Čenej (Serbia) | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′N 19°48′E / 45.367°N 19.800°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | South Bačka |
| Municipality |  Novi Sad |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.11 km2 (33.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,125 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +381(0)21 |
| Car plates | NS |
Name
editIn Serbian, the village is known as Ченеј or Čenej, in Croatian as Čenej, and in Hungarian as Csenej.
Geography
editIt is located in the north-eastern part of the Novi Sad municipality. Two small neighbouring settlements known as Pejićevi Salaši and Nemanovci are also officially regarded as parts of Čenej.
History and culture
editIn 1237, a settlement named terra Chemey was mentioned at this location. The modern village of Čenej emanated from the grouped farms (salaši) around the local road Bački Jarak - Zmajevo. There is a Serb Orthodox church from 1835 in the village.
The Monument to the Novi Sad Partisan Detachment[2] is located slightly southeast of Čenej on the east side of Highway 100. The monument, consisting of three monoliths, is dedicated to the partisans executed by Hungarian authorities on this spot in July of 1941.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 2,278 | — |
| 1953 | 2,125 | −6.7% |
| 1961 | 2,078 | −2.2% |
| 1971 | 1,828 | −12.0% |
| 1981 | 1,686 | −7.8% |
| 1991 | 1,577 | −6.5% |
| 2001 | 2,115 | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 2,125 | +0.5% |
| Source: Census [3] | ||
Tourism
editČenej is well known in the region for its ethno tourism.[citation needed] There is a number of ethno farms called salaši, where visitors can relax and enjoy local food in an authentic ambiance.[citation needed]
There is also a small airport in the vicinity, where the more daring can go parachuting.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Насеља општине Нови Сад" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Monument to the Novi Sad Partisan Detachment". Spomenik Database. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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