Selnik, Macedonia

Panoramic view of the village

Selnik (Macedonian: Селник) is a village in the Republic of Macedonia. It belongs to the Delčevo municipality and is situated on one of the mountains next to the town of Delčevo. Parts of the village are named after Sezotove's old family clans who settled there long time ago, for example Lesovci (named after the family name Lesovski).

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, Selnik was a village in Maleshevo kaza of the Ottoman Empire. According to Statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia. Ethnography and statistics" in the year 1900, Selnik was a small village with 120 Christian Bulgarians.[1] The "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne" survey by Dimitar Mishev (D. Brankov) concluded that village has 112 Exarchist Bulgarians in 1905.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vasil Kanchov. „Macedonia. Ethnography and statistics“, Sofia, 1900, p. 229. (in Bulgarian)
  2. ↑ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, р.140-141. (in French)

Coordinates: 42°03′N 22°44′E / 42.050°N 22.733°E / 42.050; 22.733

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