Velešta


Velešta is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.

History

Local traditions among Velešta residents hold that the earliest people to settle in the village originated from Debar with the Istrefaj and Vinca families being the first to do so.
In 1900, Vasil Kanchov gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Veleshta was inhabited by about 1100 Albanian Muslims.

Demographics

The Gheg dialect of the Albanian language is spoken in Velešta.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 5834 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
Local football club KF Veleshta plays in the Macedonian Third League.