Pehčevo

Pehčevo (Macedonian: Пехчево, [ˈpɛxtʃɛvɔ] (listen) is a small town in the eastern part of North Macedonia. It is the seat of Pehčevo Municipality. Pehčevo is known for its winter tourism.

Pehčevo

Пехчево (Macedonian)
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Pehčevo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°45′46.8″N 22°53′16.8″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Eastern
Municipality Pehčevo
Government
 • MayorIgor Popovski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total3,237
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2326
Area code(s)+389
Car platesKO
ClimateCfb
Websitehttps://pehcevo.gov.mk

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Pehčevo was part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

In 1913, as a result of the Balkan Wars, the town became a part of the Kingdom of Serbia, which in 1918 joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (in 1929 renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia).

In 1922 many Gallipoli Serbs, adherents of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, arrived in Yugoslavia as refugees from Gelibolu and part of them were resettled here.[1] Their number in Pehčevo was ca 1,100[2]

From 1929 to 1941, Pehčevo was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

From 1941 to 1944, during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, Pehčevo, along with most of Vardar Macedonia, was annexed by the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3237 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Sports

Local football club FK Kit-Go play in the Macedonian Second League (East Division).

References
  1. Ranko Bugarski, Celia Hawkesworth, Language in the Former Yugoslav Lands, Slavica Publishers, 2004, ISBN 0893572985, 210.
  2. .Subašić, Boris (9 December 2013). "Galipoljski Srbi preživeli Osmanlije, nestali u Jugoslaviji". Novosti.
  3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 153.


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