Melnica, Čaška

Melnica
Мелница
Village
Melnica

Location within Republic of Macedonia

Coordinates: 41°38′33″N 21°35′27″E / 41.64250°N 21.59083°E / 41.64250; 21.59083Coordinates: 41°38′33″N 21°35′27″E / 41.64250°N 21.59083°E / 41.64250; 21.59083
Country Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Čaška municipality
Statistical region Vardar Statistical Region
Population (2002)
 • Total 743
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car plates VE
Website .

Melnica (Macedonian: Мелница) is a village in the municipality of Čaška, Republic of Macedonia.

History

The village is inhabited by Macedonian Muslims that speak Macedonian.[1] Their ancestors were Mijaks who converted to Islam during the 16th century and migrated from the Mala Reka region between the 18th and 19th centuries to Melnica.[1]

Though most Macedonian Muslims are Sunni, in Melnica followers of Sufi Islam are present attached to various Sufi orders such as the Melami, Halveti and Bektashi.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 743 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Languages according to mother tongue include:[3]

Religions in the village include:[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Crvenkovska, Ines (2016). "Жената во семејниот и јавниот живот - по примерот на селото Мелница". EthnoAnthropoZoom: 1.
  2. ↑ Telbizova-Sack, Jordanka (2005). "Eine Identität mit vielen Gesichtern? Die slawischen Muslime Makedoniens". In Keul, István. Religion, Ethnie, Nation und die Aushandlung von Identität(en): regionale Religionsgeschichte in Ostmittel- und Südosteuropa. Frank & Timme GmbH. p. 52. ISBN 9783865960092.. "Die Mehrheit der Torbeschen sin Sunniten. Anhänger der Derwisch-Orden der Halveti, der Melami und der Bektaschie lassen sich vereinzelt in Kičevo sowie in den Dörfen Pagaruša und Melnica finden.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 190, 327, 464.
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