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Luke Луке | |
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Village | |
 View of the village Luke | |
  Luke Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′25″N 22°17′00″E / 42.32361°N 22.28333°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Northeastern |
| Municipality |  Kriva Palanka |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 338 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | . |
Luke (Macedonian: Луке) is a rural mountain village in the municipality of Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia. It is located closed to the border with Serbia and Bulgaria.
Name
[edit]The name Luke is believed to be a German, originating from German word "die Luke" as in this region the Saxons settled in the 13th Century and mixed with local Slavic population.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 338 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]
- Macedonians 337
- Serbs 1
References
[edit]- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 123.