Rečane, Gostivar Explained

Rečane
Native Name:Речане
Reçan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Polog
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Gostivar
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:683
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.75°N 70°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Blank Name:Car plates
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Rečane (mk|Речане, sq|Reçan) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

History

During World War II, in 1941, the village was incorporated into the Italian-controlled Albanian Kingdom. After Italy's withdrawal in September 1943, the village came under the control of Nazi Germany, which was sided with the Albanian nationalist and anti-communist Balli Kombëtar, to resist Albanian and Yugoslav communist forces. Macedonian partisans took over the village in 1944 and forced village men to fight for them.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Rečane had 683 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1054 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Rečane was inhabited by 1353 Muslim Albanians.[4]

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 81 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[5]

Sports

Local football club KF Përparimi have played in the Macedonian Third League.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Paul Reef . Macedonian Monument Culture Beyond 'Skopje 2014' . Comparative Southeast European Studies . 2018 . 66 . 4 . 476 . 10.1515/soeu-2018-0037 . De Gruyter Oldenbourg. free .
  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. 86.
  4. Web site: Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures .
  5. Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.