Jegunovce ( mk, ) is one of the larger villages in the

Polog Valley Polog ( mk, Полог, Polog; sq, Pollog), also known as the Polog Valley ( mk, links=no, Полошка Котлина, Pološka Kotlina; sq, links=no, Lugina e Pollogut), is located in the north-western part of the Republic of North Macedo ...

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 Socialist Feder ...

. It is located about 10 mi (15 km) northeast of the Macedonian city of

Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

. It is the center of the

Jegunovce Municipality Jegunovce ( mk, , sq, Jegunoc) is a municipality in the northwest of North Macedonia. '' Jegunovce'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Jegunovce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region. Geography ...

History

Jegunovce began to grow from a village into a small town after

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, when the new Yugoslav government under

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

built a massive metallurgical plant (working mostly with

chromium Chromium is a chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in group 6. It is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard, and brittle transition metal. Chromium metal is valued for its high corrosion resistance and hardne ...

) in the area. The plant was named ''Jugohrom'', and was one of the largest employers in Yugoslavia. The plant was renamed ''Silmak'' in 2002, and closed in 2006. After reopening and closing later on again in early 2009 due to the world financial crisis and rapid decline in demand, Silmak started its operations again in July, 2009.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 846 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. 108. * Macedonians 804 *

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13 *

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21 *Others 8

Sports

The local football club is

FK Jugohrom FK Jugohrom ( mk, ФК Југохром) is a football club based in the village of Jegunovce near Tetovo, North Macedonia. They recently played in the OFS Tetovo league. History The club was founded in 1952. The club was in the once time rec ...

References

External links

Official site of Jegunovce municipality
Villages in Jegunovce Municipality {{Jegunovce-geo-stub

History

Demographics

Sports

See also

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