Novi Kozarci
# Novi Kozarci

Novi Kozarci (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Козарци) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Municipality of Kikinda, North Banat District, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has an ethnic Serb majority (93.19%) and a population of 1,912 (2011 census).

## Name

The name of the village is derived from Mount Kozara in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and means 'new Kozarans'. Serbs from the Kozara region settled the village after World War II.

## Events

Since 2009 Novi Kozarci has been hosting Pie Fest (srb: Pitijada) every last week in September. This event consists of various competitions: making the best traditional potato pie, making the longest pie (Pie for Guinness), fast pie eating competition (srb: Pitožder) and sports competitions (srb: Novokozarački Višeboj).

## Ethnic groups (2002 census)

* Serbs = 2,122 (93.19%)
* Romani = 61 (2.68%)
* Yugoslavs = 28 (1.23%)
* Hungarians = 11 (0.48%)
* others.

## Historical population

* 1961: 3,668
* 1971: 3,068
* 1981: 2,668
* 1991: 2,488
* 2002: 2,277
