Želino

Želino
Желино
Zhelinë
Village
Želino in Želino Municipality, in North Macdeonia
Želino
Location in North Macedonia
Želino
Location in Europe
Coordinates: 41°59′N 21°04′E / 41.983°N 21.067°E / 41.983; 21.067
Country North Macedonia
RegionPolog
MunicipalityŽelino
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
3,432
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationTE
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Želino (Macedonian: Желино, Albanian: Zhelinë) is a village and seat of the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia.

History

Želino is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 60 Christian households, 3 bachelors and 2 widows.[1]

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Želino exhibits an Orthodox Christian Slavic anthroponomy along with a presence of Albanian onomastics.[2] Due to Slavicisation, 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[3]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Želino had 3,432 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]

  • Albanians 3,340
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 91
  • Others 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,110 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include 4100 Albanians, one Bosniak, and nine others.[5]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Želino was inhabited by 1219 Muslim Albanians.[6]

Sports

Local football club KF Liria play in the OFS Tetovo league.

References

  1. ^ Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
  2. ^ Sokoloski, Metodija; Stojanovski, Aleksandar (1971). ТУРСКИ ДОКУМЕНТИ ЗА ИСТОРИЈАТА НА МАКЕДОНСКИОТ НАРОД - ОПШИРЕН ПОПИСЕН ДЕФТЕР (1467-1468 година). Државен архив на Македонија. p. 309-310. The names are: Bojko Dimitri; Gjurko Dimitri; Radoj Srbin; Radoslav Bojcho; Niko Bojcho; Pejo Ljuben; Hrane siromav (poor); V'lkashin Rajcho; Dushan Rale; Ivan Bojko; V'lkashin Marko; Radoslav Srbin; Dabzhiv Progon...
  3. ^ 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): 115.
  4. ^ "Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021". PxWeb.
  5. ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 101.
  6. ^ "Ethnic/religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures". pop-stat.mashke.org.