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 | |
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Štavica / Shtavica Location within North Macedonia | |
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Elevation | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 84 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Area code(s) | +38948 |
Geography and location
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]
- Macedonians 84
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
- Panov, Mitko (1998). Enciklopedija na selata vo Republika Makedonija: geografski, demografski, i agrarni obeležja. Skopje: Patrija. pp. 232, 323, 416–417.
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 156.
- http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWebPXWeb/pxweb/mk/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__PopisNaNaselenie__PopisiNaseleniMesta/Popis_nm_1948_2002_NasPoEtnPrip_mk.px/
- "Makedonija. Etnografija i statistika - 2.37". www.promacedonia.org. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, рр. 148-149.