Ljanik ( sr-cyr, Љаник) is a

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located in the municipality of

Preševo Preševo ( sr-Cyrl, Прешево, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 33,449 inhabitants. It is the southernmost town in Central Serbia a ...

, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 29 people, all ethnic

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. The toponym is derived from ''ljanik'', a variant of the word ''pčelinjak'' ("

apiary An apiary (also known as a bee yard) is a location where Beehive (beekeeping), beehives of honey bees are kept. Apiaries come in many sizes and can be rural or urban depending on the honey production operation. Furthermore, an apiary may refer to ...

"). The village was known for its

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s and hence got its name.Момчило Златановић: Топомија насеља у средњем сливу Пчиње (пет насеља), Врањски гласник XXI, Врање 1988, стр. 165. There are two neighbourhoods (''mahale''), called Selo and Rosulja. It is located at the slopes of the Rujan mountain. The village is one out of four with Serb majority in the

municipality, along with Svinjište,

Slavujevac Slavujevac ( sr-cyr, Славујевац) is a village located in the municipality of Preševo Preševo ( sr-Cyrl, Прешево, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the mun ...

and Cakanovac; the rest having an

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majority.

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* Populated places in Pčinja District Preševo North Macedonia–Serbia border {{PčinjaRS-geo-stub