Siget (Novi Kneževac)


Siget is a village located in the Novi Kneževac municipality, in the North Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a significant Hungarian minority and its population numbering 247 people.

Name

In Serbian the settlement is known as Siget, and in Hungarian as Sziget. Former Serbian name for this settlement was Mali Siget. Mali Siget means "little Siget", while name Veliki Siget was used for neighbouring uninhabited area.

Historical population