Vejce
Vejce Вејце Vicë | |
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Village | |
![]() Vejce | |
42°04′N 20°51′E / 42.067°N 20.850°E / 42.067; 20.850 | |
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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
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
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 848 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]
- Albanians 804
- Macedonians 2
- Others 42
Year | Macedonian | Albanian | Turks | Romani | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Others | Total |
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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.[2]
References
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
- ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm [bare URL]
External links
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