Želino Explained

Želino
Native Name:Желино
Zhelinë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in North Macedonia##Location in Europe
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Polog
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Želino
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,432
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.9833°N 25°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Želino (Macedonian: {{Audio|Mk-Zhelino.ogg|Желино, Albanian: Zhelinë) is a village and seat of the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Želino appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian 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: Progon siromah (poor); Nela, his son; Hamza, son of Hrança; Dimitri, son of Hrança; Nikolla, son of Progon; Dabzhiv, son of Progon; Miladin, son of Progon.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Želino had 3,432 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,110 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include 4100 Albanians, one Bosniak, and nine others.[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Želino was inhabited by 1219 Muslim Albanians.[4]

Sports

Local football club KF Liria play in the OFS Tetovo league.

Notes and References

  1. Rexha. Iljaz. 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. 2011. 115.
  2. https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 101.
  4. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm