Slupčane Explained

Slupčane
Native Name:Слупчане
Sllupçan
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: Southeastern
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Lipkovo
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,654
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.1667°N 59°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code 1325
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KU

Slupčane (Macedonian: Слупчане, Albanian: Sllupçan) is the largest village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.

History

Descendants of the Krasniqi fis were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in 1965.[1] From May-June 2001 the Battle of Slupčane took place during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia, it was an NLA victory.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Slupčane had 3,654 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3789 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

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Sports

The local football club KF Besa Sllupçan plays in the Macedonian Third Football League.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Naučno društvo Bosne i Hercegovine: Odjeljenje istorisko-filoloških nauka. 26. 1965. 199. Arbanasa fisa Krasnića ima u selima: Gošnicu, Slupćanu, Alaševcu, Ruđincu..
  2. https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 132.