Štavica, Prilep

Shtavica is a village in Municipality of Prilep. It is located 13 km south of the town of Prilep.[1]

Štavica / Shtavica

Штавица
Village
Štavica / Shtavica
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates:
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Prilep
Elevation
990 m (3,250 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total84
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)+38948

Geography and location
Landscape of the village

The village of Štavica is located on the southeastern side of the Prilep valley, in the wider Pelagonia valley. Close to the village, the road from Prilep to Mariovo passes through the pass Sliva.[1]

Štavica is located on a hill, and is at an altitude of 800 meters, between the villages of Čumovo in the north, Marul in the south and Malo Ruvci in the west.

History

The "For the Mountain Cemetery" locality lies south of the village about 500 meters away. Surface stone slabs can be seen on the surface of the earth. There is also a cross. Until 1946, the villagers walked with the crosses on Pentecost. Residents say it is a Christian tomb left from an older neighborhood, which "when the plague struck."[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 84 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

View of the village

A summary of the demographics (1900-2002):[3]

Year 1900 1905 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 1994 2002
Population 322[4] 360[5] 444 493 494 413 264 127 107 84

References
  1. Panov, Mitko (1998). Enciklopedija na selata vo Republika Makedonija: geografski, demografski, i agrarni obeležja. Skopje: Patrija. pp. 232, 323, 416–417.
  2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 156.
  3. http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWebPXWeb/pxweb/mk/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__PopisNaNaselenie__PopisiNaseleniMesta/Popis_nm_1948_2002_NasPoEtnPrip_mk.px/
  4. "Makedonija. Etnografija i statistika - 2.37". www.promacedonia.org. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  5. D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, рр. 148-149.


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