Ǵurǵevište
Ǵurǵevište
Ѓурѓевиште Gjergjevisht | |
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Village | |
Ǵurǵevište Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′N 20°52′E / 41.900°N 20.867°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Polog |
| Municipality | Vrapčište |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 198 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Ǵurǵevište (Macedonian: Ѓурѓевиште, Albanian: Gjergjevisht) is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.
History
According to the 1451-52 Ottoman defter, Ǵurǵevište appears as being inhabited by a Christian population, which based on anthroponymy are largely of Albanian origin. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - that is to say, a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
The names are: Petro, son of Raço; Nenada, son of Konda; Tano, son of Gjuro; Dimitiri, son of Nikolla; Ivan, son of Gjon; Petran, son of Kruz (Kryezi); Bogdan, son of Prekno; Petro, son of Kalatin; Gjorgj (Gjergj), son of Vegatar; Pavl-o, his brother; Pjako (Old man) siromah (poor); Spanqa, son of Brian; Petro, son of Gjon; Daba, son of Gjon; Gjon atmaxha (poulterer); Dimitri, son of Gjon; Grujan, the son of Gjon; Pejo, son of Prelçe (Prela); Stojko, son of Arbanas (Arbneshi).[1]
Ǵurǵevište is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 58 Christian households, 3 bachelors and 5 widows.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Ǵurǵevište had 198 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 182
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 14
- Macedonians 1
- Others 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 403 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 399
- Macedonians 3
- Others 1
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Ǵurǵevište was inhabited by 479 Muslim Albanians.[5]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Ǵurǵevište was inhabited by 325 Muslim Albanians.[6]
References
- ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 167–218.
- ^ Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 143.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
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