Raotince Explained

Raotince
Native Name:Раотинце
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Polog
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Jegunovce
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:565
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Raotince is a village located about 10 miles (14 km) northeast from the city of Tetovo in Jegunovce Municipality, North Macedonia.

History

West of present-day Raotince is the Late Antiquity archaeological site Arbino, a former village from which many archaeological remains have been excavated.[1] Its etymological formation stems from the old South Slavic ethnonym for Albanians, Arban.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 565 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Raotince was inhabited by 360 Orthodox Bulgarians.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Српски етнографски зборник. Српска академија наука и уметности. 1976. 90-91. sr.
  2. Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË “ENCIKLOPEDINË MAQEDONASE” - TRILLIMET DHE REALITETI . 2011 . ITSH. 249.
  3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 245.
  4. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.