title: Premka
text: # 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
  