Vejce


Vejce is a village in the Municipalities of [North Macedonia|municipality] of Tetovo, North Macedonia. It is a small village located in the Šar Mountains, some 9.01 kilometres away from the closest city Tetovo and 1250 metres above sea level.

History

Vejce is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 70 Christian households, 2 bachelors and 5 widows.
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Vejce exhibits largelly Slavic Orthodox anthroponomy with a smaller presence of Albanian ones.
During the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia, on the way between Selce and Vejce, rebels of the paramilitary Albanian National [Liberation Army |National Liberation Army] ambushed the Macedonian armed forces, which resulted in the deaths of eight members.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 848 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
YearMacedonianAlbanianTurksRomaniVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthersTotal
200211.114...............121.127
20212804...............42848

According to the 1942 Italian [protectorate of Albania |Albanian] census, Vejce was inhabited by 518 Muslim Albanians.