Ležimir (Serbian Cyrillic: Лежимир) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbers 947 people (2002 census).

Ležimir
Лежимир (Serbian)
Ležimir is located in Vojvodina
Ležimir
Ležimir
Ležimir is located in Serbia
Ležimir
Ležimir
Ležimir is located in Europe
Ležimir
Ležimir
Coordinates: 45°07′N 19°34′E / 45.117°N 19.567°E / 45.117; 19.567
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionSyrmia
DistrictSrem
MunicipalitySremska Mitrovica
Population
 (2002)
 • Total947
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name edit

In Serbian, the village is known as Ležimir (Лежимир), in Croatian as Ležimir, and in Hungarian as Nagylemzsér. Its name derived from Serbian words "ležati" ("repose" in English) and "mir" ("peace" in English).

Historical population edit

  • 1961: 1,128
  • 1971: 1,127
  • 1981: 1,006
  • 1991: 913

See also edit

References edit

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

45°07′N 19°34′E / 45.117°N 19.567°E / 45.117; 19.567