Dejlovce

Dejlovce (Macedonian: Дејловце) is a settlement in northeastern North Macedonia, in the municipality of Staro Nagoričane. According to the 2002 census, it had 44 inhabitants.

Dejlovce
Settlement
Dejlovce
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°15′0″N 22°0′0″E
Country North Macedonia
RegionNortheastern
MunicipalityStaro Nagoričane
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total44
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKU

Geography

To the nearest city, the settlement is 25 kilometres east of Kumanovo. Dejlovce is situated in the historical region of Sredorek, on the western slopes of the German mountains, on ca. 650 m above sea.

History

In Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan's (r. 1331–55) confirmed on 10 August 1354, several villages, settlements and arable land which was granted (metochion) by despot Dejan to his endowment, the Arhiljevica Church of the Holy Mother of God. Dejkovo or Deikovo was one of the mentioned selište (arable land).[1] In the 1379 charter of Dejan's son Konstantin, it was known as the village of Deikovci.[1] The Kumanovo region (old Žegligovo) received its geographical location and certain settlement picture in the 14th century, during the rule of the Nemanjić and Dejanović.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, it had 44 inhabitants, all of whom declared as ethnic Macedonians.[3] The families are Eastern Orthodox Christian. In the 1994 census, it had 66 inhabitants.

References
  1. Blagojević 2007, pp. 448–450
  2. Srpsko geografsko društvo 1972, p. 123:
    Као што се зна, тада је ова област — старо Жеглигово до- била учвршћен географски положај и одрећену насеобинску слику
  3. "Macedonian census" (PDF). 2002: 179. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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