Vevčani (Macedonian: Вевчани) is a small town in Republic of North Macedonia. The word “Vevčani” is based on an Old Church Slavonic word. The word Ves (Old Church Slavonic: Вес) which meant village in Old Church Slavonic. The word Vesčani meant in Old Church Slavonic, “people of Ves” or “Vesians”. By the 14th the name “Veščani” was being used. In 17th century records the village is referred to Veščano (Вешчано). By the early 20th century the village was often referred to as Vehčani (Вехчани) or Vesčani (Весчани), until the name Vevčani was officially adopted. The village is also known as Veçani in Albanian and Vevčani in both Serbian and Bulgarian.
Vevčani, North Macedonia
Vevčani, Nordmakedonien
Вевчани, Северная Македония
After the fall of Communism, as a bid to attract more tourism to the town the residents of Vevčani voted to create an independent republic in the town. The “Republic of Vevčani” (Macedonian: Република Вевчани, Republika Vevčani) was soon founded. As a part of the self-styled “Independent Republic of Vevčani” declared in 2002, the “Vevčani Ličnik” (Macedonian: Вевчански Личник) was created as souvenir currency for the area. The “Ličnici” (plural) come in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000. The author was artist Simun Lesoski.
Vevčani, Macédoine du Nord
Vevçani, Maqedonia e Veriut
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