Poeševo Explained

Poeševo
Official Name:Поешево
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Bitola
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:272
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:BT

Poeševo (Macedonian: Поешево) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. The village is 5.1km (03.2miles) away from Bitola, which is the second-largest city in the country.

Demographics

Poeševo is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The e inhabitants attested bore a mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponymy, such as Dedie Radosllav.[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 272 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

Sports

Local football club FK Poeševo plays in the OFS Bitola First Division.

Notes and References

  1. Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. POZDESHEVO Dedie Radosllav; Kojo Rajço; Bajo Dedie; Dimitri Dedie; Kojo Ivko; Dimitri Çerp; Vllajo Kojo..
  2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 71.