Berikovo
History
During the period of 1912-1913, members the Serbian army massacred 6 Albanian elders from the village, with local inhabitants claiming a larger figure. After the capture of the village by Partisan forces in the autumn of 1944, a further 11 Albanian men were massacred.
Demographics
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 7 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Berikovo was inhabited by a total of 235 Muslim Albanians.
As of the 2021 census, Berikovo had 34 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- Albanians (30)
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources (4)
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 168 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Albanians (168)
References
- ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 50, 105-106. ISBN 9789989143373.
- ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
- ^ "Ethnic/religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.
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