Jánošík

Janošik Јаношик Janošík
Village
Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church
Janošik Location of Janošik within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°10′50″N 21°00′56″E / 45.18056°N 21.01556°E / 45.18056; 21.01556Coordinates: 45°10′50″N 21°00′56″E / 45.18056°N 21.01556°E / 45.18056; 21.01556
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Banat
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2002)
• Janošik	1,171
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	26362
Area code(s)	+381(0)13
Car plates	PA

Janošik (Serbian Cyrillic: Јаношик, Slovak: Jánošík) 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 (91,63%) and a population of 1,171 people (2002 census).

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

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