Pehčevo (Macedonian: Пехчево, [ˈpɛxtʃɛvɔ] ) 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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 Flag  Seal | |
  Pehčevo Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°45′46.8″N 22°53′16.8″E / 41.763000°N 22.888000°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Eastern |
| Municipality | Pehčevo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Igor Popovski (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 3,237 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2326 |
| Area code | +389 |
| Car plates | PE |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | https://pehcevo.gov.mk |
History
editIn the late 19th and early 20th century, Pehčevo was part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 4070 inhabitants lived in Pehčevo, 3300 Bulgarian Muslims, 700 Bulgarian Exarchists and 70 Romani.[1]
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.[2] Their number in Pehčevo was ca 1,100[3]
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
editAccording to the 2002 census, the town had a total of 3237 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the town include:[4]
- Macedonians 3067
- Turks 31
- Serbs 6
- Romani 123
- Aromanians 2
- Others 8
Sports
editLocal football club FK Pehchevo play in the Macedonian Second League (East Division).
References
edit- ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 228
- ^ Ranko Bugarski, Celia Hawkesworth, Language in the Former Yugoslav Lands, Slavica Publishers, 2004, ISBN 0893572985, 210.
- ^ .Subašić, Boris (9 December 2013). "Galipoljski Srbi preživeli Osmanlije, nestali u Jugoslaviji". Novosti.
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 153.