Bela Crkva, Krivogaštani Explained

Bela Crkva
Native Name:	Бела Црква
Native Name Lang:	mk
Settlement Type:	Village
Coordinates:	41.2808°N 21.3453°W
Pushpin Map:	North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation M:	572
Population Total:	498
Population As Of:	2002
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+1
Area Code:	+38948

Bela Crkva (mk|Бела Црква; meaning White Church) is a village in the Municipality of Krivogaštani, Prilep Oblast, North Macedonia. It is situated along the main road between Krivogaštani and Demir Hisar.

Demographics

Presil is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The majority of the inhabitants attested bore typical Slavic anthroponyms, with a small minority exhibiting Albanian anthroponyms such as Dika and Leko.^[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 498 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[2]

Macedonians 498

Notes and References

Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV . 2022 . ITSH. 23. Fshati BELLA CRKVA Dimitri, i biri i Nikolla-s; Cvetko, i biri i Dimitri-t; Novak, i biri i Dimitri-t; Tiho, i biri i Dimitri-t; Millosh, i biri i Leko-s; Diko, i biri i Bogush-it..
Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 124.