Zlokuḱani, Bitola Explained

Zlokuḱani
Native Name:Злокуќани
Zllokuqan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Bitola
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:0
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:40.9667°N 21.3167°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Blank Name:Car plates
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Zlokuḱani (Macedonian: Злокуќани,) is an abandoned village in the Bitola Municipality of North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Bistrica.

Demographics

The village of Zlokuḱani, when inhabited in the past was traditionally and exclusively populated by Ghegs, a northern subgroup of Albanians that spoke the Gheg Albanian dialect.[1] [2] [3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Zlokuḱani was inhabited by 500 Muslim Albanians.[4]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 0 inhabitants.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Indogermanische Gesellschaft. Indogermanisches Jahrbuch, Vol. 13. 1929. Karl J. Trübner. 183. "Monastir (Bitol) auch für das Studium des Alb. geeignet: Ostrec (11 km von Monastir), Zlokućani haben geg., Dihovo, Bratindol, Magarevo, Ramna, Kažani, Dolenci, Lera, Crnovec, Drevenik, Murgašovo tosk. Bevölkerung. Die tosk."
  2. Book: Jusufi, Lumnije. Eine zentralgegische Sprachinsel im toskischen Sprachareal von Manastir. Demiraj. Bardhyl. https://books.google.com/books?id=bmIVOGu0WWEC&q=K%C3%ABshava&pg=PA5. Wir sind die Deinen: Studien zur albanischen Sprache, Literatur und Kulturgeschichte, dem Gedenken an Martin Camaj (1925-1992) gewidmet. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. 2010. 282. 9783447062213.
  3. Book: Godišen zbornik. Volumes 17-18. 1969. Univerzitet vo Skopje. Geografski institut. 171. "Чисто албански села сега се: Арматуш, Кишава, Острец, Злокуќани, Снегово, Старо Змирново, Саждево, Јакреново, Борино, Норово, Древеник. При ослободувањето од турското владеење во 1912 г. оваа област имала повеќе чисто албански села."
  4. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 236.
  5. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 69.