Hetin

{{Infobox settlement | name = Hetin | native_name = {{native name|sr-Cyrl|Хетин}}<br />{{native name|hu|Tamásfalva}} | other_name = | image_skyline = Hetin.jpg | image_caption = The Holy Trinity Catholic Church | image_flag = | image_shield = | pushpin_map = Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Serbia | settlement_type = [[List of populated places in Serbia|Village]] ([[village#Slavic countries|Selo]]) | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{SRB}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Serbia|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Vojvodina}} | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Serbia|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Central Banat District|Central Banat]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Serbia|Municipalities]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Žitište]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = | population_as_of = 2002 | population_footnotes = | total_type = Hetin | population_total = 763 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_metro = | population_demonym = | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = {{coord|45|33|20|N|20|41|24|E|region:RS|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 65 | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 23235 | area_code = [[Telephone numbers in Serbia|+381(0)23]] | website = | blank_name = [[Vehicle registration plates of Serbia|Car plates]] | blank_info = ZR }}

'''Hetin''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Хетин}}; {{langx|hu|Tamásfalva}} or {{lang|hu|Hetény}}; {{langx|de|Hettin}} or {{lang|de|Tomsdorf}}) is a village in [[Serbia]]. It is situated in the [[Žitište]] municipality, in the [[Central Banat District]], [[Vojvodina]] province. The village has a [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] ethnic majority (53.21%) and its population numbering 763 people (2002 census).

==Geography==

The village is located near the border between [[Serbia]] and [[Romania]]. Closest neighbouring places are [[Srpski Itebej]], [[Radojevo]], [[Srpska Crnja]], [[Vojvoda Stepa]], [[Nova Crnja]], [[Aleksandrovo (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-).

==History==

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

==Demographics==

Ethnic groups in the village include (2002 census): * 406 (53.21%) [[Hungarians]] * 306 (40.11%) [[Serbs]] * others.

==Historical population==

*1961: 2,008 *1971: 1,604 *1981: 1,139 *1991: 881 *2002: 763

==Genealogical Records==

*Up to 1860, filial parish of [[Cărpiniș]]. *After 1860 filial parish of [[Srpska Crnja|Nemačka Crnja]] (Srpska Crnja). *Separate RC church books only starting 1899 (today at [[Zrenjanin]] Parish).

==See also== *[[List of places in Serbia]] *[[List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina]]

==References== *Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

[[Category:Populated places in Serbian Banat]]