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Belovište Беловиште
Turçan i Madh
Village
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Belovište is located in North MacedoniaBelovišteBelovišteLocation within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°46′32″N 20°56′08″E / 41.77556°N 20.93556°E / 41.77556; 20.93556
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Gostivar
Population
 • Total2,267
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesGV
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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

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Golemo Turčane appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. 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:: 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.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2267 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Belovište was inhabited by 0 Muslim Albanians and 380 Serbs.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 87.
  3. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".

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