Veljusa ( mk, Вељуса, pronounced "Vel-yusa") 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 to ...

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 ...

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedon ...

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 ...

. The village is situated on the slopes of Mount Elenica and is best known for the 11th century

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

, Holy Mother of God. It is known for growing cherries, apples, as well as other fruit trees and vegetables.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,552 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. 182. * Macedonians 1,548 *

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 ...

4 As of 2021, the village of veljusa has 890 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following: * Macedonians – 802 * Person without Data - 88

References

Villages in Strumica Municipality {{Strumica-geo-stub