Jankovec () is a village located in

Resen Municipality Resen ( ) is a municipality in southwestern Republic of North Macedonia. ''Resen, North Macedonia, Resen'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region. Geograp ...

in the

Republic 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 ...

. 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.

Churches

There are 5 churches in Jankovec, two of which are situated within Jankovec Monastery. *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 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 have over 1,000 residents.Censuses of population 1948 - 2002
A small part of the village population is of Aromanian origin. "Власи - во Јанкоец."

Aromanians The Aromanians () are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgari ...

were the second biggest ethnic group in the village after Macedonians during Ottoman times.The War of Numbers and its First Victim: The Aromanians in Macedonia (End of 19th – Beginning of 20th century)
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References

{{Resen Municipality Villages in Resen Municipality