Jankovec

Jankovec
Јанковец
Village
Jankovec Monastery with the two churches: the older dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos; and the newer dedicated to Ignatius of Antioch
Jankovec Monastery with the two churches: the older dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos; and the newer dedicated to Ignatius of Antioch
Jankovec is located in North Macedonia
Jankovec
Jankovec
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°06′30″N 21°00′40″E / 41.10833°N 21.01111°E / 41.10833; 21.01111
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Resen
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,106
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+389
Car platesRE

Jankovec (Macedonian: Јанковец) is a village located in Resen Municipality in the Republic of North Macedonia. The people of Jankovec are mostly farmers and own their own farms or plantations. Apple, corn, wheat and tobacco are generally grown in the region.

With a population of 1,169, Jankovec is the second-largest settlement in the municipality after Resen.[1]

Churches

There are 5 churches in Jankovec, two of which are situated within Jankovec Monastery.[2]

  • St. Athanasius Church, the oldest church
  • St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, relatively new church, second monastery church
  • St. John Church, located in the village and was consecrated in 1866
  • St. Nicholas Church, located about 1 km east of the village
  • Church of Dormition of the Theotokos, the main monastery church consecrated in the 18th century

Demographics

Aside from the municipal centre of Resen, Jankovec is the only settlement in Resen Municipality to currently have over 1,000 residents.[3] A small part of the village population is of Aromanian origin.[4]

Ethnic
group 		census 1961 census 1971 census 1981 census 1991 census 1994 census 2002 census 2021
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Macedonians 699 93.6 892 96.4 1,283 98.2 1,268 97.0 1,177 97.0 1,149 98.3 1,020 92.2
others 48 6.4 33 3.6 24 1.8 39 3.0 47 3.0 20 1.7 60 5.4
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 26 2.4
Total 747 925 1,307 1,307 1,214 1,169 1,106

Aromanians were the second biggest ethnic group in the village after Macedonians during Ottoman times.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Municipality of Resen". Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  2. ^ Velev, Ilija (1990). Pregled na srednovekovni crkvi i manastiri vo Makedonija (in Macedonian). Skopje: Naša kniga.
  3. ^ Censuses of population 1948 - 2002 Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 124. "Власи - во Јанкоец."
  5. ^ The War of Numbers and its First Victim: The Aromanians in Macedonia (End of 19th – Beginning of 20th century)

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