Hetin

Hetin Хетин Tamásfalva
Village
The Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Hetin Location of Hetin within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°33′20″N 20°41′24″E / 45.55556°N 20.69000°E / 45.55556; 20.69000Coordinates: 45°33′20″N 20°41′24″E / 45.55556°N 20.69000°E / 45.55556; 20.69000
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	Central Banat
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population (2002)
• Hetin	763
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	23235
Area code(s)	+381(0)23
Car plates	ZR

Hetin (Serbian: Hetin or Хетин, Hungarian: Tamásfalva or Hetény, German: Hettin or Tomsdorf) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (53.21%) and its population numbering 763 people (2002 census).

The village is located near the border between Serbia and Romania. Closest neighbouring places are Srpski Itebej, Radojevo, Srpska Crnja, Vojvoda Stepa, Nova Crnja, Velike Livade, and Banatsko Karađorđevo. The postal code of the village is 23235, and the phone area code is 023 (telephone numbers in the village start with 832-).

Hetin was founded in 1841 by tobacco cultivators. In 1897, Hetin (Hetény) and Tamašfalva (Tamásfalva) were merged into one single village.

Ethnic groups in the village include (2002 census):