Kravari Explained

Kravari
Native Name:	Кравари
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Bitola
Population As Of:	2002
Population Total:	880
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2

Kravari (Macedonian Cyrillic: Кравари, 'cowherds') is a village 5.44km (03.38miles) away from Bitola, which is the smallest village in North Macedonia.

Demographics

Kravari is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested largely bore typical Slavic anthroponyms along with instances of Albanian ones: Gone, son of Pavle, Danço, son of Gin, etc.^[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 880 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[2] ^[3]

Sports

Local football club FK Kravari plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).

Notes and References

Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV . 2022 . ITSH. 34. KRAVARINA Gin, në vend të Stajko-s; Dimitri, i varfër; Dimitri, i biri i Petran-it; Gone, i biri i Pavl-it; Pejo, i biri i Gone-s; Kojo, i biri i Gone-s; Danço, vëllai i Gin-it; Gin, i biri i Jano-s..
Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 314.
Web site: Kravari Bitola, Macedonia - Kravari Bitola | Kravari map.