Belovište
Belovište
Беловиште Turçan i Madh | |
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Village | |
Airview of the village | |
Belovište Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°46′32″N 20°56′08″E / 41.77556°N 20.93556°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Polog |
| Municipality | Gostivar |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 2,267 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Belovište (Macedonian: Беловиште), until 1945 Golemo Turčane (Macedonian: Големо Турчане, Albanian: Turçan i Madh) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.
History
Belovište is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 80 Christian households, 5 widows and 2 bachelors.[1][2]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2267 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 1418
- Macedonians 832
- Romani 5
- Bosniaks 1
- Others 11
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Belovište was inhabited by 0 Muslim Albanians and 380 Serbs.[4]
References
- ^ Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
- ^ 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.
The names are:: Gjon Arbanas (t. Arnaut); Daba, son of Gjon; Nikolla, son of Mir-o; Jeni, son of Mir-o-; Mir-o, the son of Boja; Dimitri, son of Stala; Stepan, son of Gjon; Petko, son of Gjon; Simon, son of Nikolla; Gjon, son of Kalogjer; Bozha, son of Kalogjer; widow Kalina; and widow Mara.
- ^ 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. 87.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
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