Alinci, Prilep

Alinci (Macedonian: Алинци) is a village in the Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia.

Alinci

Алинци
Village
View of Alinci from Omec Hill
Alinci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates:
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Prilep
Elevation
699 m (2,293 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total238
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)+389-48
farm area around Alinci

Geography

Alinci is located roughly 13 kilometres south-west from Prilep.[1]

History

In the 19th century, Alinci was a Macedonian village in the Prilep region of the Ottoman Empire. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov's book Macedonia: Ethnography And Statistics published in 1900, Alinci had a population of 102 people, all Macedonian Christians.[2]

At the outbreak of the Balkan Wars, a person from Alinci served in the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps.[3]

On 6 November 1914, following the Battle of Prilep, the Turkish V Corps of the Vardar Army retreated through Alinci to Bitola.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, there were 238 people living in the village, all Macedonians.[5]

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is located in Alinci.[6]

References


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