Staro Nagoričane ( mk, ) is a village in

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 ...

and the seat of the

Staro Nagoričane municipality Staro Nagoričane Municipality ( mk, ) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village ''Staro Nagoričane''. This municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region. Geography Th ...

. The village is primarily known for its 11th century Church of St. George, first constructed in 1071 during Byzantine Macedonia, and reconstructed between 1313 and 1318 by Serbian King

Stefan Milutin Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...

Geography

The village is located in the Sredorek region.

Culture

* Church of St. George

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Staro Nagoričane had 493 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
/ref> *Serbs 302 (61.3%) *Macedonians 169 (34.3%) *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 18 (3.7%) *Others 4 According to the 2002 census, the village had 555 inhabitants, out of which 452 (~80%) were Serbs, 100 (~20%) were Macedonians, 1 was Romani, and 2 Others.

Annotations

*Name: The official name is ''Staro Nagoričane'', while it has been historically spelled ''Staro Nagoričano'' (Старо Нагоричано) and ''Staro Nagoričino'' (Старо Нагоричино)

References

External links

* Staro Nagoričane Municipality Villages in Staro Nagoričane Municipality Serb communities in North Macedonia {{StaroNagoričane-geo-stub