Gorjane (Macedonian: Горјане, Albanian: Gorjan) is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.
Gorjane
Горјане Gorjan | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Gorjane Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′N 20°53′E / 41.900°N 20.883°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Vrapčište |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 25 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
History
editAccording to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Gorjane appears as being inhabited by an Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
The names are: Marko Arbanas; Lazor (herder), Grgur; Nikolla, his son; Petro, son of Boja.[1]
Demographics
editAs of the 2021 census, Gorjane had 25 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Albanians 25
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 70 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 70
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Gorjane was inhabited by 280 Muslim Albanians.[4]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Galate was inhabited by 190 Мuslim Albanians and 55 Orthodox Bulgarians.[5]
References
edit- ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 17.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ 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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