Brvenica, North Macedonia

For other uses, see Brvenica.

Brvenica (Macedonian: Брвеница^ⓘ) is a village in the municipality of Brvenica, North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Brvenica Municipality.

Brvenica Брвеница
Village
Coat of arms
Brvenica Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°58′N 20°59′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Brvenica
Area
• Total	164.30 km2 (63.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	3,102
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	044
car plates	TE
Website	Official Website

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Brvenica appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox Christian population. Most 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: Dimitri Arbanas; Gjuri-ca, son of Dimitr; Gjuro, son of Gjin; Rajko, son of Marin; Gjuro, son of Simon; Dimitri his brother;Dod-ka, son of Pavli; Pavli, son of Stok-o; Boja, son of Dimitr.^[1][2]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Brvenica was inhabited by 105 Orthodox Bulgarians.^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Brvenica had 3,102 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[4]

• Macedonians 2,973
• Serbs 37
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 68
• Others 24

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,981 inhabitants.^[5]

Ethnic groups in the village include:^[5]

• Macedonians 2,893
• Serbs 21
• Albanians 2
• Others 2

Much of the population Brvenica is temporarily working in foreign countries: Germany, Italy, UK, USA, Canada, Australia.

References

1. Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Murati, Qemal (2012). "ALBANËSIA E "PROVINCAVE ONOMASTIKE" NË AREALIN E MAQEDONISË – DËSHMI E AUTOKTONISË SË SHQIPTARËVE NË KËTO VISE QË NGA PERIODA ANTIKE E DERI SOT". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 61. Këtu më poshtë do të sjellim një varg emrash personalë, në bashkëvajtje me emra kryefamiljarësh, te të cilët përmbahet ky emër me format Arbanas/ Arbanash e Arnaut/ Arnaud si element i parë (emri i të birit) apo i dytë (i të jatit) dhe si element atributiv i përkatësisë etnike, të nxjerrë nga defterët e regjistrimeve turke-osmane të shekullit XV. Nga shembujt e këtillë antroponimikë po veçojmë këtë fond emrash vetjakë sipas krahinave të ndryshme gjeografike. ... Dimitri Arbanas /fsh. Brevnicë TD III 83/,
3. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 212.
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. 75.

External links

• Official website