Selemli
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Selemli
Селемли | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Panoramic view of the village Selemli | |
  Selemli Location within North Macedonia | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southeastern |
| Municipality |  Bogdanci |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 255 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | . |
Selemli (Macedonian: Селемли, Serbian: Селемлија/Selemlija) is a village in the municipality of Bogdanci, North Macedonia at the border with Greece. The village was formerly inhabited by Turks, who left the village during World War I, and it was repopulated with Serbs from Vranje, whose descendants are now the majority. It is the southernmost settlement in the world with an ethnic Serb majority.
The settlement is located in the area of Bojmija, in the southeastern part of the territory of the Municipality of Bogdanci, whose area touches the state border with Greece and has a crossing. The village is flat, located at an altitude of 150 meters. It is 11 km away from the town of Gevgelija. Selemli is located south from the village of Stojakovo, with which it is connected by an asphalt road.
The area covers 6 km2. It is dominated by arable land on an area of 390 hectares, pastures account for 160 hectares, and forests only 4 hectares.
In the southern part of the village there is the small artificial lake Selemlija, built in the 1970s to irrigate the vineyards.[1]