Vejce | |
Native Name: | Вејце Vicë |
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: | Polog |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Tetovo |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 848 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1.3% of total 86,580 in municipality |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 42.0667°N 71°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Website: | . |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | TE |
Vejce (Macedonian: Вејце, Albanian: Vicë) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North 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.
During the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia, on the way between Selce and Vejce, rebels of the paramilitary Albanian National Liberation Army ambushed the Macedonian armed forces, which resulted in the deaths of eight members.
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 848 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]
Year | Macedonian | Albanian | Turks | Romani | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Others | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 1 | 1.114 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1.127 |
2021 | 2 | 804 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 848 |
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Vejce was inhabited by 518 Muslim Albanians.[2]