Čenej

Suburban settlement in South Bačka, Vojvodina, Serbia

Čenej Ченеј (Serbian)
Suburban settlement
Orthodox Church in Čenej
45°22′N 19°48′E / 45.367°N 19.800°E / 45.367; 19.800
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Bačka
Municipality	Novi Sad
Area ^[1]
• Total	86.11 km² (33.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,125
• Density	25/km² (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+381(0)21
Car plates	NS

Novi Sad

Čenej

Sremska
Kamenica

Stari
Ledinci

City of Novi Sad
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Municipality of
Novi Sad

Municipality of
Petrovaradin

Čenej (Serbian Cyrillic: Ченеј) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Ченеј or Čenej, in Croatian as Čenej, and in Hungarian as Csenej.

Geography

It is located in the north-eastern part of the Novi Sad municipality. Two small neighbouring settlements known as Pejićevi Salaši and Nemanovci are also officially regarded as parts of Čenej.

History and culture

In 1237, a settlement named terra Chemey was mentioned at this location. The modern village of Čenej emanated from the grouped farms (salaši) around the local road Bački Jarak - Zmajevo. There is a Serb Orthodox church from 1835 in the village.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	2,278	—
1953	2,125	−6.7%
1961	2,078	−2.2%
1971	1,828	−12.0%
1981	1,686	−7.8%
1991	1,577	−6.5%
2001	2,115	+34.1%
2011	2,125	+0.5%
Source: Census ^[2]

Tourism

Čenej is well known in the region for its ethno tourism.^{[citation needed]} There is a number of ethno farms called salaši, where visitors can relax and enjoy local food in an authentic ambiance.^{[citation needed]}

There is also a small airport in the vicinity, where the more daring can go parachuting.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Насеља општине Нови Сад" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.