Jankovec

Jankovec Јанковец
Village
Jankovec Monastery with the two churches: the older dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos; and the newer dedicated to Ignatius of Antioch
Jankovec Location within Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°06′30″N 21°00′40″E / 41.10833°N 21.01111°E
Country	Macedonia
Municipality	Resen Municipality
Population (2002)
• Total	1,169
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+389
Car plates	RE

Jankovec (Macedonian: Јанковец) is a village located in Resen Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia. The people of Jankovec are mostly farmers and own their own farms or plantations. Apple, corn, wheat and tobacco are generally grown in the region.

With a population of 1,169, Jankovec is the second-largest settlement in the municipality after Resen.^[1]

Churches

There are 5 churches in Jankovec, two of which are situated within Jankovec Monastery.^[2]

• St. Athanasius Church, the oldest church
• St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, relatively new church, second monastery church
• St. John Church, located in the village and was consecrated in 1866
• St. Nicholas Church, located about 1 km east of the village
• Church of Dormition of the Theotokos, the main monastery church consecrated in the 18th century

Demographics

Aside from the municipal centre of Resen, Jankovec is the only settlement in Resen Municipality to currently have over 1,000 residents.^[3]

Ethnic group	census 1961		census 1971		census 1981		census 1991		census 1994		census 2002
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Macedonians	699	93.6	892	96.4	1,283	98.2	1,268	97.0	1,177	97.0	1,149	98.3
others	48	6.4	33	3.6	24	1.8	39	3.0	47	3.0	20	1.7
Total	747		925		1,307		1,307		1,214		1,169

References

1. Municipality of Resen
2. Velev, Ilija (1990). Pregled na srednovekovni crkvi i manastiri vo Makedonija (in Macedonian). Skopje: Naša kniga.
3. Censuses of population 1948 - 2002

Coordinates: 41°07′N 21°01′E / 41.117°N 21.017°E