Slupčane (, ) is the largest

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of Lipkovo,

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History

Descendants of the

Krasniqi Krasniqi is a historical Albanian tribe and region in the Accursed Mountains in northeastern Albania, bordering Kosovo. The region lies within the Tropoje District and is part of a wider area between Albania and Kosovo that is historically kn ...

''fis'' were recorded in the villages of

Gošince Gošince (, ) is a village in the Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipality of Lipkovo Municipality, Lipkovo, North Macedonia. History Descendants of the Krasniqi ''fis'' were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Ru ...

, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in 1965. From May-June 2001 the Battle of Slupčane took place during the

2001 insurgency in Macedonia The 2001 insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia was an armed conflict which began when the ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanian National Liberation Army (North Macedonia), National Liberation Army (NLA) insurgent group, formed from veter ...

, it was an NLA victory.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Slupčane had 3,654 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
/ref> *Albanians 3,574 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 79 *Others 1 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3789 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. 132. *

Albanians The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...

: 3789

Sports

The local football club KF Besa Sllupçan plays in the

Macedonian Third Football League The Macedonian Third League () is the third highest football competition in North Macedonia. In 2019–20, the competition will be divided into five divisions named Third League - North (Трета Лига - Север), Third League - Center ( ...

References

External links

Villages in Lipkovo Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia {{Lipkovo-geo-stub