Podbrege Explained
| Official Name: | Podbrege |
| Native Name: | Подбреѓе |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 42.063°N 21.1214°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Polog |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jegunovce |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 199 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | TE |
Podbrege (Macedonian: Подбреѓе) is a village in the municipality of Jegunovce, North Macedonia.
History
A toponym in the village bears the name Arbina, stemming from Arban, the old South Slavic ethnoynm for Albanians, suggesting direct linguistic contact with Albanians or the former presence of an assimilated Albanian community.[1]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Podbrege had 199 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Macedonians 171
- Roma 11
- Serbs 10
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 7
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 179 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Podbrege was inhabited by 140 Orthodox Bulgarians.[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Murati . Qemal . Fjalor i Fjalëve Shqipe Në Maqedonishten Dhe Idiomatikë Shqiptaro-maqedonase . 2004 . Logos . 44. Në nomenklaturën e onomastikës sllavomaqedonase ka shumë fjalë shqipe që kanë mbetur si apelativa të fosilizuara, qoftë si rezultat i ndikimit gjuhësor të drejtpërdrejtë në kontakt, qoftë si rezultat i procesit të asimilimit të popullsisë shqiptare në atë sllave, me ndërrim të substratit etnik, ku popullsia shqiptare ka ndërruar etninë ose është asimiluar, por topikët me burim shqiptar mbetën të pandërruar, të papërkthyer, pra e ruajtën burimin e primitivit. ... Arbina - vis në Podbregje të Tetovës.
- 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
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 108.
- Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
