Ljanik
Ljanik (Serbian Cyrillic: Љаник) is a village located in the municipality of Preševo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 29 people, all ethnic Serbs.[2] The toponym is derived from ljanik, a variant of the word pčelinjak ("apiary").[3][4] The village was known for its beehives and hence got its name.[5] There are two neighbourhoods (mahale), called Selo and Rosulja. It is located at the slopes of the Rujan mountain.
Ljanik Љаник | |
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Village | |
  Ljanik | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′47″N 21°49′05″E | |
| Country |  |
| District | Pčinja District |
| Municipality | Preševo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 29 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village is one out of four with Serb majority in the Preševo municipality, along with Svinjište, Slavujevac and Cakanovac; the rest having an Albanian majority.
References
- "Насеља општине Прешево" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
- Слободан Реметић (1 January 2013). Српски дијалектолошки зборник 60. Институт за српски језик САНУ. pp. 713–. GGKEY:XD3YECDU5TJ.
- Slobodan Remetić (1 January 2010). Српски дијалектолошки зборник 57. Институт за српски језик САНУ. pp. 431–. GGKEY:1NR1DDCYHJW.
- Момчило Златановић: Топомија насеља у средњем сливу Пчиње (пет насеља), Врањски гласник XXI, Врање 1988, стр. 165.
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