Radišani Explained

Radišani
Official Name:Радишани
Pushpin Map:Republic of North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Republic of North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Skopje
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Butel
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:6066
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.0667°N 48°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:SK

Radišani (Macedonian: Радишани) is a settlement in the municipality of Butel, North Macedonia. It is also known as a village / "Skopjansko selo" and it used to be part of Čair Municipality.

Demographics

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Radišani appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox 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: Gjura Arbanas (t.Arnaut), Oliver son of Kolja, Stajo son of Stan-ko, Petro son of Krista, Dosa son of Span, Dan-o his brother, Todor son of Dragush, Nikola Arbanas, Pejo his son, Stepan son of Rajka, Marin his brother, Nikola Kumar.[1]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900 showed that 140 Bulgarian Exarchists and 50 Muslim Albanians inhabited Radišani[2] (Albanian: Radishan).

According to the 2021 census, the settlement had a total of 6.066 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

YearMacedonianAlbanianTurksRomaniVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthersTotal
20028.0842003516052363491809.123
20214.90421627138122041034626.066

Notes and References

  1. Rexha. Iljaz. POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME. 43. 2012. 19.
  2. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 206.
  3. Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021