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For other uses, see Srbica (disambiguation). Village in Southwestern, North Macedonia
Srbica Србица
Sërbicë
Village
Center of the villageCenter of the village
Srbica is located in North MacedoniaSrbicaSrbicaLocation within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°35′17″N 21°01′51″E / 41.58806°N 21.03083°E / 41.58806; 21.03083
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 • Total796
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
Website.

Srbica (Macedonian: Србица, Albanian: Sërbicë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be the largest village of the former municipality of Oslomej.

History

After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 49 Albanians from the village were executed by the incoming communist forces.

Demographics

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 83 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Srbica was inhabited by a total of 1176 Muslim Albanians.

As of the 2021 census, Srbica had 796 residents with the following ethnic composition:

  • Albanians 761
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 35

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,862 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:

Notable people

  • Hasan Kaleshi, Albanologist and professor at the University of Pristina.

References

  1. Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. pp. 149–152. ISBN 9789989143373.
  2. Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
  3. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
  4. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  5. ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 150.

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