Malajnica (; Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 683 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.
Ethnic groups (2002 census) Serbs = 364 "Vlachs" (Romanians) = 225 Romanians (self-declared) = 4 Croats = 1 undeclared = 42 unknown = 47
Politics
In 2004, the Romanian Orthodox Church, Malajnica, the first Romanian Church was built in eastern Serbia in two centuries."SERBIA: Romanian priest to pay for official destruction of his church""Haiducul credintei din Valea Timocului, Boian Alexandrovici, decorat de presedintele Basescu" 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.Extract from the IHF reportDebates Monday, 3 September 2007 - Strasbourg The president of Romania Traian Băsescu visited the village on November 2, 2011.Vizita a lui Basescu la Malajnica Serbia Negotin 2 noiembrie 2011
History In 1807 Karađorđe's soldiers during the First Serbian Uprising were joined by Russian troops, led by General Ivan Ivanovich Isaev in a battle against the Turkish army near Malajnica.
Notable people Bojan Aleksandrović, vicar of Mălainița and Remesiana and presbyter of Dacia Ripensis.
References
External links Vizita a lui Basescu la Malajnica Serbia Negotin 2 noiembrie 2011 Hramul Bisericii din Mălainița/ Sărbătoare românească în Valea Timocului la Biserica părintelui Boian Alexandrovici President of Romania, Traian Basescu in Negotin, Malajnica, with Romanians from the Timok