Staro_Nagoričane

Staro Nagoričane

Staro Nagoričane

Place in Northeastern, North Macedonia

Staro Nagoričane (Macedonian: Старо Нагоричанеⓘ) is a village in North Macedonia and the seat of the Staro Nagoričane municipality. The village is primarily known for its 11th century Church of St. George, first constructed in 1071 during Byzantine Macedonia, and reconstructed between 1313 and 1318 by Serbian King Stefan Milutin.

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Geography

Staro Nagoričane with cupola of Church of St. George seen in background.
Church of St. George

The village is located in the Sredorek region.

Culture

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Staro Nagoričane had 493 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]

  • Serbs 302 (61.3%)
  • Macedonians 169 (34.3%)
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 18 (3.7%)
  • Others 4

According to the 2002 census, the village had 555 inhabitants, out of which 452 (~80%) were Serbs, 100 (~20%) were Macedonians, 1 was Romani, and 2 Others.

Annotations

  • Name: The official name is Staro Nagoričane, while it has been historically spelled Staro Nagoričano (Старо Нагоричано) and Staro Nagoričino (Старо Нагоричино)

References

  1. [1]
    Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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