Gorno Vranovci
| Gorno Vranovci Горно Врановци Vranoc i Epërm | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Gorno Vranovci Location within Republic of Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°41′N 21°33′E / 41.683°N 21.550°ECoordinates: 41°41′N 21°33′E / 41.683°N 21.550°E | |
| Country | Republic of Macedonia |
| Municipality | Čaška municipality |
| Statistical region | Vardar Statistical Region |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 199 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Car plates | VE |
| Website | . |
Gorno Vranovci (Macedonian: Горно Врановци, Albanian: Vranoc i Epërm) is a village in the municipality of Čaška, Republic of Macedonia. The village has an Albanian school and a mosque.[1]
History
The village was traditionally inhabited by Macedonian Muslims that spoke Macedonian.[2][3] Their ancestors were Mijaks who converted to Islam during the 16th century and migrated from the Mala Reka region between the 18th and 19th centuries to Gorno Vranovci.[2] Gorno Vranovci was the location were the first Macedonian newspaper Nova Makedonija (New Macedonia) was initially published during 1944.[3] Between 1950-1960 the inhabitants of Gorno Vranovci immigrated to Turkey and the village was repopulated with Albanians from the neighbouring villages of Gorno Jabolčište and Dolno Jabolčište alongside Albanians from Kosovo who were escaping oppression and violence.[2][3]
Demographics
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Gorno Vranovci was inhabited by 1900 Muslim Bulgarians.[4] The Yugoslav census of 1948 recorded 3354 people of whom 3247 were Macedonians, 102 Turks, 1 Albanian and 4 others.[1] The Yugoslav census of 1953 recorded 3847 people of whom 3780 were Turks, 47 Macedonians, 2 Albanians and 18 others.[1] The 1961 Yugoslav census recorded 738 people of whom 524 were Turks, 209 Albanians, 2 Macedonians and 3 others.[1] The 1971 census recorded 177 people of whom 146 were Albanians, 28 Turks, 1 Macedonian and 2 others.[1] The 1981 Yugoslav census recorded 184 people of whom 138 were Albanians, 39 Turks, 6 Bosniaks and 1 Macedonian.[1] The Macedonian census of 1994 recorded 221 people of whom 207 were Albanians, 11 Turks, 1 Macedonian and 2 others.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 199 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
- Albanians 189
- Turks 9
- Macedonians 1
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sherafedin Kaso (2005). The settlements with Muslim population in Macedonia. Logos-A. p. 363. ISBN 978-9989-58-155-7.
- 1 2 3 Crvenkovska, Ines (2016). "Жената во семејниот и јавниот живот - по примерот на селото Мелница". EthnoAnthropoZoom: 1."Od seloto Gorno Vranovci, vo periodot na 50-60-tite godini na ovoj vek, kako i poveḱeto sela so islamizirani Makedonci, islamiziranite Mijaci migriraat vo Turcija, a na nivno mesto seloto go naseluvaat Albanci od Kosovo i od selata Gorno i Dolno Jabolčišta.
- 1 2 3 Friedman, Victor (1993). "Language Policy and Language Behavior in Macedonia: Background and Current Events". In Fraenkel, Eran; Kramer, Christina. Language Contact – Language Conflict (PDF). New York: Peter Lang. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-0700713790.
- ↑ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 157.
- 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 190.
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