Újszentiván

Újszentiván (Serbian: Нови Сентиван) is a village in Szeged District of Csongrád-Csanád County. Its population in 2024 was 1935.

 Location 
The village is located 10 kilometers from the center of Szeged. Its administrative area is surrounded by Szeged territories to the west, north, and east, with only Tiszasziget as a different neighbor to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary runs along the southern national border for about 3-4 kilometers, beyond which lie Serbian territories. The Tisza flows roughly 5 kilometers from the village center, with about 400 meters of its left bank forming the western edge of the village’s administrative area.

 History 
The village was first mentioned in 1411 as Zenth Iwan. From the beginning, it was owned by smaller noble families and inhabited by Hungarian serfs until the mid-17th century, when it was destroyed during the liberation wars. As a result, by around 1700, it was listed as an abandoned area in the bishopric’s property records.

In 1783, a Serbian population moved here from Tiszasziget.

After World War I, Újszentiván, along with other villages, was under Yugoslav occupation from November 21, 1918, to August 21, 1921.

 Population 
In 2022, 92.4% of the population declared themselves as Hungarian, 3.1% as Serb, 1.3% as Gypsy, 0.4% as Romanian, 0.4% as German, 0.3% as Bulgarian, 0.1-0.1% as Slovak, Rusyn, Croatian, Slovenian and Greek, 4.3% as other non-national (7.4% did not declare; due to dual identities, the total may be higher than 100%). In terms of religion, 26.8% were Roman Catholic, 3.9% Reformed, 1.4% Orthodox, 1.1% Greek Catholic, 0.5% Evangelical, 0.1% Israelite, 1.3% Other Christian, 0.5% Other Catholic, 19.7% non-denominational (44.7% did not respond).

 Twin towns 

  Horgoš, North Banat District
  Lutița, Harghita County
  Malý Horeš, Trebišov District

 Notes 

 Other websites 

 Official website
 Official Facebook page

Category:Villages in Hungary
Category:Csongrád-Csanád County