Premka
# Premka

Premka (Macedonian: Премка, Albanian: Premkë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.

## History

During the period of 1912-1913, locals along with Chetnik members immolated 2 Albanian men from the village. After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 9 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.

## Demographics

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 77 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Premka was inhabited by a total of 274 Serbs, 68 Muslim Albanians and 60 Bulgarians.

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 134 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:

* Albanians 108
* Macedonians 25
* Others 1

As of the 2021 census, Premka had 77 residents with the following ethnic composition:

* Albanians 71
* Macedonians 6
