Malajnica
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Village | |
Coordinates: 44°17′43″N 22°23′8″E / 44.29528°N 22.38556°E | |
Country | Serbia |
District | Bor District |
Municipality | Negotin |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 683 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Malajnica (Romanian: Mălainița; Serbian Cyrillic: Малајница) is a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 683 people.[1]
In 2004, the Romanian Orthodox Church, Malajnica, the first Romanian Church was built in eastern Serbia in two centuries.[2][3] The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia drew attention to the situation of the Romanian people living there, and to their right to preserve their national identity.[4][5] The president of Romania Traian Băsescu visited the village on November 2, 2011.[6][7]
In 1807 Karađorđe's soldiers during the First Serbian Uprising were joined by Russian troops, led by General Ivan Ivanovich Isaev in a battle against the Turkish army near Malajnica.[8]