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Volkovija Волковија
Village
Community Council & Local Bar
VolkovijaLocation within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°51′48″N 21°00′00″E / 41.8633°N 21.0000°E / 41.8633; 21.0000
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Brvenica
Population
• Total	270
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	TE
Website	.

Volkovija (Macedonian: Волковија) is a mountain village in the Republic of North Macedonia, part of the Municipality of Brvenica.

Population

Volkovija is a relatively small village holding a population of 270 people. The ethnic composition of the village is Macedonian. The village has small primary school “Goce Delcev” which accepts students aged 6–10. The students aged 10–14 continue with the school programs in the neighboring village Stence.

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Volkovija was inhabited by 640 Orthodox Bulgarians.

Origins and etymology

The village as such is mentioned for the first time in written text in 1348 (14th century). There are number of interpretations about the origins of the name “Volkovija”. In Macedonian it comes from the word “volk” (wolf) which suggests that in the past the place where today Volkovija is was empty wilderness with many wolves. This however is contested by authors like Viktor Rafajlovski who argues that such a view is illogical mainly because in the past the village area was a home to highly important monastery.

Gallery

• Architecture Volkovija
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• Local house Volkovija.jpg
• Old traditional house Volkovija.jpg
• Old traditional house Volkovija 2.jpg
• Small street Volkovija.jpg
• Street Volkovija.jpg

References

1. "Профил на општина Брвеница (Profile of Municipality of Brvenica)". Општина Брвеница.
2. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
3. Rafajlovski, Viktor (2013). Мојата Волковија (My Volkovija). Академски печат. ISBN 978-608-231-119-7.

Sources

"Профил на Општина Брвеница". Општина Брвеница (Municipality of Brvenica). Municipality of Brvenica. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

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