Novi Žednik (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Жедник) is a village located in the administrative area of the City of Subotica, in the North Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 1,994 people (2022 census). The village contains an elementary school, two Orthodox churches and a train station.
Name In Serbian the settlement is known as Novi Žednik (Нови Жедник), in Bunjevac as Novi Žednik, in Hungarian as Újnagyfény, and in Croatian as Novi Žednik. Sometimes, it is known simply as Žednik (Жедник).
Demographics Historical population 1961: 6,931 1971: 6,090 1981: 3,195 1991: 2,932 2011: 2,399 2022: 1,994
Ethnic groups According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:http://pop-stat.mashke.org/serbia-ethnic-loc2022.htm 1,366 (68.5%) Serbs 205 (10.3%) Bunjevci 116 (5.8%) Hungarians 96 (4.8%) Croats Others/Undeclared/Unknown
Famous people Živko Slijepčević (Retired football player; Coach) Stuberi (Group of YouTubers with 1M+ subscribers) Stuberi YouTube chanel
See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.