Gorjane, Vrapčište Explained

Gorjane
Native Name:Горјане
Gorjan
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: Vrapčište
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:25
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.9°N 73°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:GV

Gorjane (Macedonian: Горјане, Albanian: Gorjan) is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Gorjane appears as being inhabited by an 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: Marko Arbanas; Lazor (herder), Grgur; Nikolla, his son; Petro, son of Boja.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Gorjane had 25 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 70 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Gorjane was inhabited by 280 Muslim Albanians.[4]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Galate was inhabited by 190 Мuslim Albanians and 55 Orthodox Bulgarians.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Rexha. Iljaz. POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME. 43. 2012. 17.
  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. 143.
  4. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  5. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.