Bardovci

Bardovci (Macedonian: Бардовци) is a village in the municipality of Karpoš, North Macedonia.

Bardovci Бардовци
Village
Село Бардовци
Neighborhood in Bardovci, North Macedonia, 2012
Bardovci Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°01′36″N 21°22′33″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Karpoš
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,291
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	SK

Name

The name of the village is derived from a proto-Albanian substrate from the form Bard-Bardh (white) alongside the Slavic suffix - "ovci".^[1][2]

Demographics

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Bardovci appears as being inhabited by a Muslim population. The household heads' names are: Ali servant of Halil, Musa son of Abdullah, Ajdin servant of Haxhi Bula, Shahin son of Abdullah.^[3]

As of the 2021 census, Bardovci had 2,291 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[4]

• Macedonians 2,075
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 109
• Serbs 42
• Others 65

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,472 inhabitants.^[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[5]

• Macedonians 1,432
• Serbs 33
• Romani 2
• Others 7

Sports

Local football club FK Lepenec has played in the Macedonian Third League twice.

References

1. Ivić, Pavle (1987). Zbornik Šeste jugoslovenske onomastičke konferencije. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 567. ISBN 9788670250758. "Smatramo das u od osnove bard- (bardh) nastali i toponimi Bardovce (kod Skoplja)"
2. 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): 179. "Përveç vendbanimeve të lartpërmendura me etnonimin arban-alban, në defterët e shek. XV janë regjistruar edhe disa toponime tjera parasllave: vendbanimi mesjetar Bardofci,[41] i Shkupit i sajuar mbi substratin arban, nga Bard-Bardh-ofci i protoshqipes."; p. 213. "[41]. BOA, Rumeli tahrir defteri nr.12, Turski dokumenti- opsiren popisen defter od XV vek, tom III, Shkup 1976, f.176. TD. No-4, f.437."
3. Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 20. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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. 63.

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