Velešta

Velešta
Велешта
Veleshtë
Village
Velešta
Velešta
Location within Republic of Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°14′26″N 20°38′38″E / 41.24056°N 20.64389°E / 41.24056; 20.64389Coordinates: 41°14′26″N 20°38′38″E / 41.24056°N 20.64389°E / 41.24056; 20.64389
Country Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Struga municipality
Statistical region Southwestern Statistical Region
Elevation 691 m (2,267 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 5,834
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) +38946
Car plates SU
Website .

Velešta (Macedonian: Велешта, Albanian: Veleshtë) is a village in the municipality of Struga, Republic of Macedonia.[1]

History

Local traditions among Velešta residents hold that the earliest people to settle in the village originated from Debar with the Istrefaj (Istrefllarë) and Vinca (Vojncallarë) families being the first to do so.[2]

Demographics

The Gheg dialect of the Albanian language is spoken in Velešta.[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 5834 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Velesta Struga, Macedonia - Velesta Struga | Velesta map". makedonija.name. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  2. ↑ Tuda, Shpresa (1977). "Të dhëna për zakonet e vdekjes dhe vajtimet në Strugë dhe rrethinë". Gjurmime albanologjike: Folklor dhe etnologji. 5–7: 160. "Pleqtë thonë se veleshtarët e kanë prejardhjen nga Dibra dhe se fiset e para janë: Istrefajt (Istrefllarët), Vinca (Vojncallarët etj. ".
  3. ↑ Tuda, Rahmi (1988). "Rreth disa termave filozofikë në vajtimet e fshatrave Veleshtë dhe Shum të Strugës". Gjurmime albanologjike: Folklor dhe etnologji. 18: 211. "Veleshtë (ku flitet gegërishtja)".
  4. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 81.
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