Besvica () is in the southeast of

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

. It is an isolated village in the southern part of the

Demir Kapija Municipality Demir Kapija ( ) is a municipality in southern part of North Macedonia. ''Demir Kapija'', which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Kapija Municipality is part of the ...

. The road from the

Demir Kapija Demir Kapija ( ) is a small town in North Macedonia, located near the limestone gates of the same name. It has 3,725 inhabitants. The town is the seat of Demir Kapija Municipality. Etymology The name of the town comes from Ottoman Turkish ''Demi ...

church south to the village of Konopište was part of a system of roads in the days of the Turkish and improved by the French after World War I. Besvica is the first village past Demir Kapija on this road to Konopište and the

Kožuf Kožuf Mountain () or Tzena / Zona () is a mountain situated in the southern part of North Macedonia and northern part of Greece. Associated village names are Konopište, North Macedonia, Konopište, Kavadarci and Gevgelija. is a mineral springw ...

mountain. Besvica was a crossroads for many years, between

and its southern villages to the main road through North Macedonia, now highway 75. One of the only 2

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in the municipality is located here. The fountain memorial to fallen village soldiers during World War II pours clean water for drinking and use for the village inhabitants. Other villages on this road include Barovo,

Krnjevo Krnjevo is a small town in the Municipalities of Serbia, municipality of Velika Plana, Serbia. By road it is southeast of the Belgrade. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 4,253 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i S ...

, Gorna Bošava, Dolna Bošava, and Konopište

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 18 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002)
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 92. * Macedonians 18

References

Notes

*Demir Kapija: From Prehistory to Today , p 97-8 Villages in Demir Kapija Municipality {{DemirKapija-geo-stub