Jankovec
| Jankovec Јанковец | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Jankovec Monastery with the two churches: the older dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos; and the newer dedicated to Ignatius of Antioch | |
  Jankovec Location within Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°06′30″N 21°00′40″E / 41.10833°N 21.01111°E | |
| Country |
 Macedonia |
| Municipality | Resen Municipality |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,169 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +389 |
| Car plates | RE |
Jankovec (Macedonian: Јанковец) is a village located in Resen Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia. 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.[1]
Churches
There are 5 churches in Jankovec, two of which are situated within Jankovec Monastery.[2]
- 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 1 km 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 currently have over 1,000 residents.[3]
| Ethnic group |
census 1961 | census 1971 | census 1981 | census 1991 | census 1994 | census 2002 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Macedonians | 699 | 93.6 | 892 | 96.4 | 1,283 | 98.2 | 1,268 | 97.0 | 1,177 | 97.0 | 1,149 | 98.3 |
| others | 48 | 6.4 | 33 | 3.6 | 24 | 1.8 | 39 | 3.0 | 47 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Total | 747 | 925 | 1,307 | 1,307 | 1,214 | 1,169 | ||||||
References
- ↑ Municipality of Resen
- ↑ Velev, Ilija (1990). Pregled na srednovekovni crkvi i manastiri vo Makedonija (in Macedonian). Skopje: Naša kniga.
- ↑ Censuses of population 1948 - 2002
Coordinates: 41°07′N 21°01′E / 41.117°N 21.017°E
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