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Villages in Demir Kapija Municipality

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Korešnica
Korešnica () is the largest village in the municipality of Demir Kapija in North Macedonia. It is mixed ethnically Turks, Serbs, and ethnic Macedonians. It is seen from the main highway on the opposite side of Demir Kapija. Korešnica has several small festivals a year and an active village football club, which usually plays on these holidays. A company that develops asphalt is located here with another location near Klisura. Also, many village residents own livestock and produce dairy products such as white cheese.
Bistrenci
Bistrenci () is one of the larger villages in Demir Kapija Municipality. Its population is mixed among Turks, ethnic Macedonians, and Vlachs. It had its roots in the Ottoman period until the Slovenes came to harvest grapes. The Catholic church was then built. Many Turks stayed and still live in the village to this day. The Slovenes stayed until World War II, and the Macedonians inhabited the village afterwards and erected a Christian Orthodox community. To this day, the village is one of the few with a Mosque, which has been recently rebuilt, a Catholic church, and an Orthodox church. The Slov
Klisura
village in North Macedonia
Barovo
village in North Macedonia
Koprišnica
Koprišnica () is a small village south of Dren along the Došnica river in North Macedonia. It has the only waterfalls in the municipality of Demir Kapija. There are no residents in the village, but former residents and families return to open the church on the Patron Saint's Day, coined Panagjur, on May 8. It is the highest elevated village in the municipality.
Strmaševo
Strmaševo () is an abandoned village at the southernmost part of the municipality of Demir Kapija, North Macedonia. It was equal in size and close to Dračevica.
Besvica
Besvica () 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 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 l
Iberli
Iberli () is an uninhabited village in North Macedonia. It is approximately 5km (3.1mi) northeast of Demir Kapija in the eastern mountain valley of the Demir Kapija Municipality. The village is along the river, which shares its name.
Čiflik
village in Demir Kapija Municipality, Macedonia
Dračevica
village in Demir Kapija Municipality, Macedonia
Košarka
Košarka () is an abandoned Turkish village in the mountains of the eastern mountain valley of the municipality Demir Kapija in North Macedonia. Most of its residents moved down, close to the highway to develop another village, Laki. Laki is not a registered village, yet, but electricity has been brought to the villagers. There is a fountain where the village used to be, yet, difficult to find, as the footpath has been worn, hardly ever used.
Prždevo
Prždevo () is a village with over 200 residents, located in North Macedonia. It had nearly 500 residents just 15 years ago, but many moved to larger areas. Even so, the village boasts a pepper factory and a winery, scheduled to open in 2008. It has a very old church, and is the crossroads for several other villages to the east and south. Many villagers are farmers and produce their own livestock for dairy products as well.
Dren
village in Demir Kapija Municipality, North Macedonia
Čelevec
village in North Macedonia