Novaci, North Macedonia

Novaci (Macedonian: Новациⓘ) is a village in North Macedonia.

The inhabitants are mainly farmers and livestock breeders, and some of them are employed in the local plants: REK Bitola, ZK Pelagonija and Macedonian Woods.

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, the village had 60 houses, 4 bachelors and 4 widows.

The village predominantly displayed Slavic anthroponymy, with a small minority of instances of heads of families having traditional Albanian names, usually alongside a Slavic one.

[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2][3] Local football club FK Novaci plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).