Novi Kozarci () is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Municipality of Kikinda, North Banat District, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village had an ethnic Serb majority (93.19%) and a population of 1,912 as of a 2011 census.
Name The name of the village is derived from Mount Kozara in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and means 'new Kozarans'. Serbs from the Kozara region settled the village after World War II.
Events Since 2009 Novi Kozarci has been hosting Pie Fest (srb: Pitijada) every last week in September. This event consists of various competitions: making the best traditional potato pie, making the longest pie (Pie for Guinness), fast pie eating competition (srb: Pitožder) and sports competitions (srb: Novokozarački Višeboj).
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
Serbs = 2,122 (93.19%) Romani = 61 (2.68%) Yugoslavs = 28 (1.23%) Hungarians = 11 (0.48%) others.
Historical population
1961: 3,668 1971: 3,068 1981: 2,668 1991: 2,488 2002: 2,277
See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
Novi Kozarci (ADF/USAID)