Čaloševo

Čaloševo
Village
Nickname:  Valley of the Wolves
Coordinates: 41°45′17″N 21°47′46″E
Country	Macedonia
Municipality	Veles Municipality
Area
• Total	6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation	266 m (873 ft)
Population
• Total	197
• Density	31.26/km2 (81.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European)
• Summer (DST)	Central European
Postal code	1400
Area code	+389 043
Car plates	VE

Čaloševo (mak. Чалошево) is a small village located in the northeast part of Veles Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia. It is estimated to have 197 inhabitants. The population is mostly engaged in agriculture, farming and construction. The young people are engaged in athletics and sports.

Name

Name Čaloševo thought to originate from the Turkish language by some theories of Turkish dictionary is interpreted as Works and again I have no .

History

Nikola Ognjanov ((1830-1835) - 1901)

Nikola Ognjanov who brought the first change in the village with its trading activities was one of the most merchants at the time that traded in Thessaloniki, Greece. In 1883 he won the award for the best trader in Veles region. Nikola Ognjanov was born in village Čaloševo. Unhappy died in 1901 in the village Čaloševo, was stabbed by a bull which was outraged.

Because Macedonia was under Turkish captivity , the same happened in the small village Čaloševo. The population in the village at that time was predominantly Muslim with less Christian. The village several Christian homes with these surnames (Ognjanovi, Tosevi, Gjoshevi, Ilcovi and Mokrovi). Muslims later reduced particularly in a period of 1921-1958 was totally relocated in Turkey. Today the population of Christian faith has about 70 families