Janošik


Janošik is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Alibunar, in the South Banat District, in the province of Vojvodina. The village has a Slovak ethnic majority and a population of 1,171 people.

Name

The modern name of the village is of Slovak origin. The historical Serbian name of the village was Aleksandrovac, i.e. "the place of Aleksandar / Alexander" and the meaning of this name is also reflected in Hungarian name version Újsándorfalva, which means " village of Alexander". Another Serbian name used for the village was Slovački Aleksandrovac, i.e. "Slovak Aleksandrovac".

History

The village was founded in 1812 by Hungarian Count Fülöp Sándor de Szlavnicza and was named after him as Újsándorfalva.

Notable residents