Beranci

Beranci (Macedonian: Беранци) is a village in the municipality of Mogila, North Macedonia.

[1] According to the legend, the first settler was someone named Beran (or Beron) from the village of Vevčani, near Struga, attempting to escape Turkish brutality.

[5] According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Beranci appears as being almost exclusively inhabited by a Christian Albanian population.

[4] The families of Beranci are: Descent from Beranci It is known about the following emigrant families from the village: Karovci in Dragožani; Pishmanovci in Ivanjevci; Zajkovci, Minovci and Veljanchevci in Dolno Srpci; Gjakovci and Jazevci in Mogila; Kovačevci in Dobromiri and Nečovci in Kravari.

The greater part of them live in Bitola, Prilep and Skopje, with some emigrating to the anglosphere and Europe.

View of the village from the valley
View of the main church, Saint Athanasius.