Besvica

{{Infobox settlement  | name = Besvica | native_name = Бесвица | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Поглед на Бесвица 3.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = View of the village | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|41|23|05|N|22|10|58|E|region:MK|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | pushpin_map = North Macedonia | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_caption = Location within North Macedonia | pushpin_mapsize =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{NMK}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Statistical Regions of North Macedonia|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[File:Logo of Vardar Region.svg|15px]] [[Vardar Statistical Region|Vardar]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of North Macedonia|Municipality]] | subdivision_name2 = [[File:Coat of arms of Demir Kapija Municipality.svg|15px]] [[Demir Kapija Municipality|Demir Kapija]] | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric   | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes =  | area_rural_footnotes =  | area_metro_footnotes =  | area_magnitude =  | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 =  | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 18 | population_as_of = 2002 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note =  | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2  | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | blank_name = [[Car plates]] | blank_info = DK | blank1_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] | blank1_info = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]] | footnotes = }} '''Besvica''' ({{langx|mk|Бесвица}}) is in the southeast of [[North Macedonia]]. It is an isolated village in the southern part of the [[Demir Kapija Municipality]]. The road from the [[Demir Kapija]] church south to the village of [[Konopište, North Macedonia|Konopište]] was part of a system of roads in the days of the Turkish and improved by the French after World War I. Besvica is the first village past Demir Kapija on this road to Konopište and the [[Kožuf]] mountain. Besvica was a crossroads for many years, between [[Demir Kapija]] and its southern villages to the main road through North Macedonia, now highway 75. One of the only 2 [[mosques]] in the municipality is located here. The fountain memorial to fallen village soldiers during World War II pours clean water for drinking and use for the village inhabitants. Other villages on this road include [[Barovo, Demir Kapija|Barovo]], [[Krnjevo]], [[Gorna Bošava]], [[Dolna Bošava]], and Konopište

==Demographics== According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 18 inhabitants.<ref name = Statisticaloffice/> Ethnic groups in the village include:<ref name = Statisticaloffice>Macedonian Census (2002), [http://www.stat.gov.mk/publikacii/knigaX.pdf ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''], The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 92.</ref>

*[[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] 18

==References== {{Reflist}}

== Notes == *Demir Kapija: From Prehistory to Today {{ISBN|9989-712-65-4}}, p 97-8

[[Category:Villages in Demir Kapija Municipality]]