Vajska
Vajska (Serbian Cyrillic: Вајска 
listen ; Romanian: Vaisca) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bač municipality, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. Two neighbouring settlements, Labudnjača (Serbian Cyrillic: Лабудњача; 45°27′N 19°02′E) and Živa, are also officially regarded as parts of Vajska although they are physically separated from it. The name Labudnjača is derived from Serbian labud 'swan'.
Vajska
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 Labudnjača | |
 Map of Vajska and other settlements in the neighborhood | |
  Vajska Map of Vajska and other settlements in the neighborhood | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 19°07′E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Bačka (Podunavlje) |
| District | South Bačka |
| Municipality | Bač |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 3,169 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Name
In Serbian the village is known as Vajska (Вајска), in Croatian as Vajska, in Hungarian as Vajszka or Józsefháza, in German as Wajska and in Romanian as Vaisca.
Demographics
The population of the village numbering 3,169 people (2002 census), including 1,319 Serbs, 569 Romanians, 353 Croats, 341 Hungarians, 207 Yugoslavs, and others.
Historical population
- 1961: 4,355
- 1971: 3,798
- 1981: 3,448
- 1991: 3,272
Gallery
Map of the Bač municipality showing the location of Vajska.
Saint George the Martyr Catholic church.
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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