Gorno Palčište Explained

Gorno Palčište
Native Name:Горно Палчиште
Pallçisht i Epërm
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Republic of Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Republic of Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Polog
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Bogovinje
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1,127
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.9833°N 75°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Gorno Palčište (Macedonian: Горно Палчиште, Albanian: Pallçisht i Epërm) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Gorno Palčište 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: Lazor, son of Arbanas; Gjon Arbanas; Dejan, his son; Gjergji Arbanas; Ivan, son of Dren; Dimitri, his son; Gjuri-ca Dralla; Lazor govedar (herder); Dobroslav, his brother; Mitran, his brother; Toni star (old man); Dejan, his son; Gjon the son-in-law of Radoslav; Kola, son of Zahari; Gjurgji, son of Zahari.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Gorno Palčište had 1,127 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1356 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Gorno Palčište was inhabited by 1031 Muslim Albanians, 94 Bulgarians and 183 Serbs.[4]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Gorno Palčište was inhabited by 165 Muslim Albanians.[5]

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. 110.
  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.