Alinci (Macedonian: Алинци) is a village in the Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia.
Alinci Алинци | |
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Village | |
 View of Alinci from Omec Hill | |
  Alinci Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′34″N 21°28′56″E / 41.25944°N 21.48222°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Prilep |
| Elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 171[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | +389-48 |
Geography
Alinci is located roughly 13 kilometres south-west from Prilep.[2]
History
In the 19th century, Alinci was a Macedonian village in the Prilep region of the Ottoman Empire.According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov's book Macedonia: Ethnography And Statistics published in 1900, Alinci had a population of 102 people, all Macedonian Christians.[3]
At the outbreak of the Balkan Wars, a person from Alinci served in the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps.[4]
On 6 November 1914, following the Battle of Prilep, the Turkish V Corps of the Vardar Army retreated through Alinci to Bitola.[5]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, there were 238 people living in the village, all Macedonians.[6]
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is located in Alinci.[7]