Pelince Explained

Pelince
Native Name:Пелинце
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Northeastern
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Staro Nagoričane
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:191
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.2833°N 72°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KU

Pelince (Macedonian: Пелинце) is a village in the municipality of Staro Nagoričane, North Macedonia.

The village became popular among the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia in 2004 when a new national commemorative of ASNOM was built in the village, where the annual celebration of the Macedonian statehood (The Second Ilinden of 1944) has taken place ever since. This decision was brought due to the continuous refusals by the Serbian Orthodox Church authorities to allow Macedonian delegations to visit and celebrate the holiday in the actual venue of ASNOM, the Prohor Pčinjski monastery which is on Serbian territory near the Macedonian border and near the village of Pelince.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 191 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rferl.org/content/Article/1143214.html 60 years independent Macedonia
  2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 180.