Brvenica, North Macedonia
Brvenica ({{lang-mk|ⓘ) is a village in the municipality of Brvenica, North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Brvenica Municipality.
Brvenica
Брвеница | |
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Village | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Brvenica Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′N 20°59′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality | Brvenica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.30 km2 (63.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,102 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 044 |
| car plates | TE |
| Website | Official Website |
History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Brvenica appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox Christian population. Most 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: Dimitri Arbanas; Gjuri-ca, son of Dimitr; Gjuro, son of Gjin; Rajko, son of Marin; Gjuro, son of Simon; Dimitri his brother;Dod-ka, son of Pavli; Pavli, son of Stok-o; Boja, son of Dimitr.[1][2]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Brvenica was inhabited by 105 Orthodox Bulgarians.[3]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Brvenica had 3,102 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]
- Macedonians 2,973
- Serbs 37
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 68
- Others 24
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,981 inhabitants.[5]
Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
- Macedonians 2,893
- Serbs 21
- Albanians 2
- Others 2
Much of the population Brvenica is temporarily working in foreign countries: Germany, Italy, UK, USA, Canada, Australia.
References
- Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 17.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Murati, Qemal (2012). "ALBANËSIA E "PROVINCAVE ONOMASTIKE" NË AREALIN E MAQEDONISË – DËSHMI E AUTOKTONISË SË SHQIPTARËVE NË KËTO VISE QË NGA PERIODA ANTIKE E DERI SOT". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 61.
Këtu më poshtë do të sjellim një varg emrash personalë, në bashkëvajtje me emra kryefamiljarësh, te të cilët përmbahet ky emër me format Arbanas/ Arbanash e Arnaut/ Arnaud si element i parë (emri i të birit) apo i dytë (i të jatit) dhe si element atributiv i përkatësisë etnike, të nxjerrë nga defterët e regjistrimeve turke-osmane të shekullit XV. Nga shembujt e këtillë antroponimikë po veçojmë këtë fond emrash vetjakë sipas krahinave të ndryshme gjeografike. ... Dimitri Arbanas /fsh. Brevnicë TD III 83/,
- Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 212.
- Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 75.