Raotince

Raotince (Macedonian: Раотинце) is a village located about 10 miles (14 km) northeast from the city of Tetovo in Jegunovce Municipality, North Macedonia.

Raotince
Раотинце
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Raotince is located in North Macedonia
Raotince
Raotince
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°04′N 21°09′E
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Jegunovce
Population
 (2002)
 • Total565
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesTE
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History

West of present-day Raotince is the Late Antiquity archaeological site Arbino, a former village from which many archaeological remains have been excavated.[1] Its etymological formation stems from the old South Slavic ethnonym for Albanians, Arban.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 565 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

  • Macedonians: 559
  • Albanians: 4
  • Serbs: 1
  • others: 1

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Raotince was inhabited by 360 Orthodox Bulgarians.[4]

References
  1. Српски етнографски зборник (in Serbian) (90-91 ed.). Српска академија наука и уметности. 1976.
  2. Murati, Qemal (2011). "SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË "ENCIKLOPEDINË MAQEDONASE" - TRILLIMET DHE REALITETI". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 249.
  3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 245.
  4. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.


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