Blace, Čučer-Sandevo
Village in Skopje, North Macedonia
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Blace (Macedonian: Блаце, Albanian: Bllacë) is a village in the municipality of Čučer-Sandevo, Republic of North Macedonia.
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Blace
Блаце Bllacë | |
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Village | |
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  Blace Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°9′8.67″N 21°19′57.81″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Skopje |
| Municipality |  Čučer-Sandevo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nexhdet Sabediu BDI |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 862 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | SK |
History
On the 1st of November 1944, the village was the scene of a massacre in which a total of 120 Albanians were killed by the XVI Macedonian Partisan Brigade, led by Gligorije Šaranović-"Gliša", under the pretext of collaboration with the occupier.[1]
During the Kosovo War, Blace temporarily hosted around 65,000 ethnic Albanian refugees from Kosovo.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Blace had 862 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 760
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 102
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 972 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 968
- Macedonians 1
- Others 3
