Majdan (Serbian Cyrillic: Мајдан, Hungarian: Magyarmajdány) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Novi Kneževac municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (85.95%) and its population numbering 292 people (2002 census).
Majdan
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 Coat of arms | |
  Majdan Location of Vojvoda Zimonić within Serbia  Majdan Majdan (Serbia)  Majdan Majdan (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′00″N 20°15′00″E / 46.10000°N 20.25000°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | North Banat |
| Municipalities |  Novi Kneževac |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Majdan | 292 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23333 |
| Area code | +381(0)230 |
| Car plates | KI |
Name
edit"Majdan" (мајдан) is a Serbian word for quarry (Hungarian word with same meaning is "majdán"). The word "majdan" has Turkish roots like many other words that came from period of administration of the Ottoman Empire.[citation needed]
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