# Besvica

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Village in Vardar, North Macedonia

Besvica Бесвица Village View of the village Besvica Location within North Macedonia Coordinates: 41°23′05″N 22°10′58″E / 41.38472°N 22.18278°E / 41.38472; 22.18278 Country North Macedonia Region Vardar Municipality Demir Kapija Population (2002) • Total 18 Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Car plates DK Climate Cfa

**Besvica** ([Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_language): Бесвица) is in the southeast of [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia). It is an isolated village in the southern part of the [Demir Kapija Municipality](/source/Demir_Kapija_Municipality). The road from the [Demir Kapija](/source/Demir_Kapija) church south to the village of [Konopište](/source/Konopi%C5%A1te%2C_North_Macedonia) 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](/source/Ko%C5%BEuf) mountain. Besvica was a crossroads for many years, between [Demir Kapija](/source/Demir_Kapija) and its southern villages to the main road through North Macedonia, now highway 75. One of the only 2 [mosques](/source/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](/source/Barovo%2C_Demir_Kapija), [Krnjevo](/source/Krnjevo), [Gorna Bošava](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gorna_Bo%C5%A1ava&action=edit&redlink=1), [Dolna Bošava](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dolna_Bo%C5%A1ava&action=edit&redlink=1), and Konopište

## Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 18 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]

- [Macedonians](/source/Macedonians_(ethnic_group)) 18

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Statisticaloffice_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Statisticaloffice_1-1) Macedonian Census (2002), [*Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion*](http://www.stat.gov.mk/publikacii/knigaX.pdf), The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 92.

## Notes

- Demir Kapija: From Prehistory to Today [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9989-712-65-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9989-712-65-4), p 97-8

v t e Settlements in Demir Kapija Municipality Seat Demir Kapija Villages Barovo Besvica Bistrenci Čelevec Čiflik Dračevica Dren Iberli Klisura Košarka Koprišnica Korešnica Prždevo Strmaševo

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