Grčište ( mk, Грчиште) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Valandovo
Valandovo ( mk, Валандово ) is a small town in southeastern North Macedonia. The city is the seat of Valandovo Municipality.
History Ancient Period
Evidence of life can be found beginning in the 10th-7th centuries B.C. There is a settle ...
,
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 255 inhabitants.
[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 212.
* Macedonians 255
As of 2021, the village of Grchishte has 176 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following:Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
– 3
* Person without Data - 2
People from Grčište
* Michael Sionidis
Michael Sionidis ( el, Μιχαήλ Σιωνίδης or , '; c. 1870–1935) was a Greek leader of '' makedonomachoi'' in the Macedonian Struggle.
Early life
Michael Sionidis was born in the village of Grčište, Ottoman Empire (near Bogdanci i ...
, Greek leader of makedonomachoi in the Macedonian Struggle
References
External links
Villages in Valandovo Municipality
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