Volkoderi
Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia
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Volkoderi (Macedonian: Волкодери) is a village in the Resen Municipality of North Macedonia, northwest of Lake Prespa and near Galičica Mountain. It is located over 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of the municipal centre of Resen.[1]
Volkoderi
Волкодери | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Panoramic view of the village Volkoderi (second on the image) | |
  Volkoderi Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°01′14″N 20°56′39″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Resen |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 114 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +389 |
| Car plates | RE |
History
Volkoderi was recorded as having 11 households and 32 male inhabitants in 1873.[2]
The village suffered during the Ilinden Uprising. Ten of the village's homes were burnt down and herds of cattle were taken by the Ottoman Turks.[3]
Demographics
Volkoderi has a population of 114 people[4] and is one of only four villages in Resen Municipality that saw a population increase from the 1994 census to the one in 2002.[5]
| Ethnic group |
census 1961 | census 1971 | census 1981 | census 1991 | census 1994 | census 2002 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Macedonians | 64 | 100.0 | 70 | 100.0 | 51 | 100.0 | 102 | 99.0 | 102 | 100.0 | 114 | 100.0 |
| others | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 64 | 70 | 51 | 103 | 102 | 114 | ||||||