Brodec, Gostivar Explained

Brodec
Native Name:Бродец
Va
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Polog
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Gostivar
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:7
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.7864°N 20.6864°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:GV

Brodec (Macedonian: Бродец, Albanian: Va, definite form: Vau) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

Demographics

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Brodec was inhabited by 360 Orthodox Albanians and 150 Muslim Albanians.[1] In 1905 in statistics gathered by Dimitar Mishev Brancoff, Brodec was inhabited by 450 Albanians and had a Bulgarian school.[2] The Yugoslav census of 1953 recorded 171 people of whom 145 were Macedonians, 24 were Albanians and 2 others. The 1961 Yugoslav census recorded 182 people of whom were 133 Macedonians, 44 Albanians, 3 Turks and 2 others. The 1971 census recorded 119 people of whom were 88 Macedonians and 31 Albanians. The 1981 Yugoslav census recorded 70 people of whom were 56 Macedonians and 14 Albanians. The Macedonian census of 1994 recorded 8 Macedonians.[3] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 7 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
  2. D.M.Brancoff (1905). La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne. Paris. pp. 184-185.
  3. Book: Sherafedin Kaso. The settlements with Muslim population in Macedonia. 2005. Logos-A. 978-9989-58-155-7. 349. .
  4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 136.