Velešta

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

Velešta

Велешта
Veleshtë
Village
Velešta
Velešta
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°14′26″N 20°38′38″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Struga
Elevation
691 m (2,267 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total5,834
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+38946
Car platesSU
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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]

In 1900, Vasil Kanchov gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Veleshta (Велеща) was inhabited by about 1100 Albanian Muslims.[3]

Demographics

The Gheg dialect of the Albanian language is spoken in Velešta.[4]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 5834 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]

Sports

Local football club KF Veleshta plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).

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. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 254. (Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics, p. 254. Accessed 26 May 2019 (in Bulgarian)
  4. 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)".
  5. 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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