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Siničane

Siničane (Macedonian: Синичане, Albanian: Siniçan) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Siničane appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Nikolla, son of Gjon; Gjon, son of Klajo-o; Gjon star (old man); Don-ko, his son; Nik-o, of Andre-ja; Ivan, son of Andre-ja-; Todor, his brother; Pal-lesh Todor, son of Zero-Ziro; Radoslav, son of Gjon; Nikola, son of Gjesh; Mihal, son of Dujak.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Siničane had 1,205 residents with the following ethnic composition:

  • Albanians 1,155
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 50

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1472 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Siničane was inhabited by 576 Muslim Albanians.

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Siničane was inhabited by 220 Muslim Albanians.

References

  1. ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 113.
  2. ^ 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. 110.
  4. ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  5. ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.