Crvivci Explained

Crvivci
Native Name:Црвивци
Cërvicë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Southwestern
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Kičevo
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:705
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.5589°N 20.9856°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KI

Crvivci (Macedonian: Црвивци, Albanian: Cërvicë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.

History

During the period of 1912–1913, members of the Serbian army massacred a total of 36 Albanian men from the village. The bodies were buried in mass graves.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Crvivci had 705 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,725 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Crvivci was inhabited by a total of 722 Muslim Albanians.[4]

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 48 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hyseni . Safet . Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë . 2007 . DEA . Kičevo . 9789989143373 . 37–41.
  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. 150.
  4. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  5. Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.