Slivnik, Veles
Slivnik (Macedonian: Сливник, Albanian: Slimnik) is a village in the municipality of Veles, North Macedonia.
Demographics
Slivnik has traditionally and exclusively been inhabited by Muslim Albanians. Some Muslim Albanians migrated from Slivnik during the twentieth century with Muslim Albanians from Gorno Jabolčište and Dolno Jabolčište replacing them. From 1955 onward, some Sandžaklije also settled in the village.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 444 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Albanians 443
- Others 1
References
- ^ Godišen zbornik (1962). Volumes 1-3. Univerzitet vo Skopje. Prirodno-matematički fakultet. p. 89. "Сливник и арнаутско-бошњачко (пред 1955 година било чисто арнаутско)."; p. 98. "Во Сливник наместо иселените Арнаути се доселуваат други од Јаболчиште и „бошњаци"."
- ^ 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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