Melnica, Čaška
Melnica is a village in the municipality of Čaška, Republic of Macedonia.History
The ancestors of Melnica inhabitants were Mijaks who converted to Islam during the 16th century and migrated from the Mala Reka region in the Debar area at the end of the 17th until the 19th centuries to central Macedonia establishing villages such as Melnica. In the 20th century, migration occurred by Melnica inhabitants to Turkey in particular to the city Akhisar with a few other families going to Bursa, Ankara and Edirne.Demographics
The village has traditionally been inhabited by a Macedonian Muslim population that speaks Macedonian. Though most Macedonian Muslims are Sunni, in Melnica followers of Sufi Islam are present attached to various Sufi orders such as the Melami, Halveti and Bektashi. In the 1960s there were 3 Muslim Albanian households in the village.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 743 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Turks 378
- Macedonians 304
- Albanians 14
- Bosniaks 14
- Serbs 1
- Others 32
Languages according to mother tongue include:
Religions in the village include:
