Vejce
Vejce
Вејце Vicë | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Vejce | |
  Vejce Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°04′N 20°51′E / 42.067°N 20.850°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Tetovo |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 848 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
Vejce (Macedonian: Вејце, Albanian: Vicë) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia. It is a small village located in the Šar Mountains, some 9.01 kilometres away from the closest city Tetovo and 1250 metres above sea level.
History
[edit]According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Vejce exhibits largelly Slavic Orthodox anthroponomy with a smaller presence of Albanian ones.[1]
During the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia, on the way between Selce and Vejce, rebels of the paramilitary Albanian National Liberation Army ambushed the Macedonian armed forces, which resulted in the deaths of eight members.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 848 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Albanians 804
- Macedonians 2
- Others 42
| Year | Macedonian | Albanian | Turks | Romani | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 1.114 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1.127 |
| 2021 | 2 | 804 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 848 |
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Vejce was inhabited by 518 Muslim Albanians.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sokoloski, Metodija; Stojanovski, Aleksandar (1971). ТУРСКИ ДОКУМЕНТИ ЗА ИСТОРИЈАТА НА МАКЕДОНСКИОТ НАРОД - ОПШИРЕН ПОПИСЕН ДЕФТЕР (1467-1468 година). Државен архив на Македонија. p. 373.
Vejce: Nikola, son of Kovach; Kojchin, his son; Mino, his brother; Gjorgji, son of Mrse; Jonko, son of Belochek; Gjuro, brother of Bojko; Bogdan, son of Premović; Nikola, son of Bogdan; pop Dojchin; Radoslav, his son; Petko, son of Cvetko; brother-in-law of Stojo; Melko; Radule, his brother; Miladin; Vasil, son of Bogdan...
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
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