Velmevci (Macedonian: Велмевци) is a village in the municipality of Demir Hisar, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Sopotnica.

Velmevci
Велмевци
Village
Velmevci is located in North Macedonia
Velmevci
Velmevci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°20′46″N 21°05′50″E / 41.346111°N 21.097222°E / 41.346111; 21.097222
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
MunicipalityDemir Hisar
Population
 (2002)
 • Total7
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Demographics edit

Velmevci is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68. Тhe village had 15 households and 2 bachelors. The majority of the inhabitants attested bore typical Christian Slavic anthroponyms, while nearly a fifth of them bore Albanian or mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponyms.[1]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Velmevci was inhabited by 800 Christian Bulgarians.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 7 inhabitants,[3] all of whom were ethnic Macedonians.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ . Димитров, Никола (2017). ГЕОГРАФИЈА НА НАСЕЛБИ - Општина Демир Хисар -. Битола: Национална и универзитетска библиотека "Св. Климент Охридски", Скопје. p. 19. Велко, брат на Ковач; Димитри, син на Иве; Тодорче, син на Воислав; Белче, син на Стојко; Добре, син на Калуѓер; Воислав Степан; Брајан, син на Радослав; Гон, син на Жан; Ѓорго, син на Гон; Ѓорче, син на Тихо; Петко, брат на Воислав; Петко, брат на Калуѓер; Димитри Жан; Јованче Панчар; Пејо, син на Данче; Рале, син на Данче; Рапче, син на Петре.
  2. ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. Sofia. p. 236.
  3. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion Archived 2017-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 175.