Vejce

Vejce
Вејце
Vicë
Village

Vejce
Vejce

Location within Republic of Macedonia

Coordinates: 42°04′N 20°51′E / 42.067°N 20.850°E / 42.067; 20.850Coordinates: 42°04′N 20°51′E / 42.067°N 20.850°E / 42.067; 20.850
Country Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Tetovo municipality
Statistical region Polog Statistical Region
Population (2002)
 • Total 1,127
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car plates TE
Website .

Vejce (Macedonian: Вејце, Albanian: Vicë) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, Republic of 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 UÇK committed the Vejce massacre.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1127 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "8 soldiers slain in ambush near Albanian region". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 185.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.