Želino

Zelino [ ʒɛlinɔ ] ( Macedonian Желино; Albanian Zhelina or Zhelinë ) is a village in north- western Macedonia. It has 4110 inhabitants (as of 2002) and is headquarters of the Opština Zelino.

Geography

Zelino is in the northwest of the country against the city of Tetovo in the northern part of the Polog level. The village is located at the foot of the Suva Gora at an altitude of 411 meters above the Adriatic. Located northwest of the Vardar flows from southwest to northeast.

To 201.04 square kilometers Opština Zelino still belong next to the main village 17 more villages. Overall, it has 24,390 inhabitants, of which 24,195 are Albanians, Macedonians 71 and 124 belong to other ethnic groups.

Attractions

At the northwestern edge of the village spans a stone arch bridge from the Ottoman era the Vardar. Previously it was the trade route Tetovo -Skopje. In addition, the Ottoman mosque from the 17th century is worth seeing.

Policy

Mayor of Opština is Fatmir Izairi of the Democratic Union for Integration (BDI ). The official languages ​​are Macedonian ( Latin and Cyrillic spelling) and Albanian.

Traffic

Zelino located on the major thoroughfare Skopje -Ohrid, which connects with West Central Macedonia. For this reason, the village has a very good transport developed. The connection to the M4 motorway to the north. The Skopje airport can be reached in around 40 minutes.

Education

Until 1990 was the local primary school " Josip Broz Tito". It was then renamed " Luigj Gurakuqi ". In 2000 the building was renovated.