Krajišnik () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sečanj municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (91.83%) and its population is 2,241 people (2002 census).
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Krajišnik or Крајишник, in German as Stefansfeld, in Hungarian as Istvánfölde (until 1890 Stefanföld), and in Croatian as Krajišnik. The name is derived from the word Krajina, and means "a resident of Krajina".
Its former name used in Serbian was Šupljaja / Шупљаја. This name is found in the records since 1660.
Historical population
1869: 2,329 1900: 2,344 1948: 3,926 1953: 3,733 1961: 3,357 1971: 2,712 1981: 2,495 1991: 2,428
See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.