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Luke Луке
Village
View of the village Luke
LukeLocation within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°19′25″N 22°17′00″E / 42.32361°N 22.28333°E / 42.32361; 22.28333
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Northeastern
Municipality	Kriva Palanka
Population
• Total	338
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	.

Luke (Macedonian: Луке) is a rural mountain village in the municipality of Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia. It is located closed to the border with Serbia and Bulgaria.

Name

The name Luke is believed to be a German, originating from German word "die Luke" as in this region the Saxons settled in the 13th Century and mixed with local Slavic population.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 338 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:

• Macedonians 337
• Serbs 1

References

1. ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 123.

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