Vejce

Vejce
Вејце - Vejcë
Country  Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Tetovo Municipality
Population (2002)
  Total 1,127
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Vejce (Macedonian: Вејце, Albanian: Vejcë) A small village in the Šar Mountains. It is 9.01 kilometres away from its closest city Tetovo and 1250 metres above sea level. During the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia, on the way between Selce and Vejce, rebels of the paramilitary Albanian UÇK committed the Vejce massacre.[1]

References

  1. "8 soldiers slain in ambush near Albanian region". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
Inhabited places in Tetovo Municipality
Villages: Bozovce | Brodec | Vejce | Vešala | Gajre | Golema Rečica | Germo | Jedoarce | Lavce | Lisec | Mala Rečica | Otunje | Poroj | Sarakino | Selce | Fališ | Džepčište | Šipkovica | Pirok

City: Tetovo

Coordinates: 42°04′N 20°51′E / 42.067°N 20.850°E / 42.067; 20.850

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