Karabičane
Karabičane | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Karabičane Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′44″N 21°44′29″E / 42.22889°N 21.74139°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Northeastern |
| Municipality |  Kumanovo |
| Elevation | 549 m (1,801 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 43 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1308 |
| Car plates | KU |
Karabičane (Template:Lang-mk) is a village in northeastern North Macedonia, in the municipality of Kumanovo. According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants.
Geography
The village is located in northernmost North Macedonia, close to the Serbian border (3 kilometres). To the nearest city, it is 12 kilometres north of Kumanovo. Karabičane is situated in the historical region of Žegligovo, in the highland, on ca. 550 m above sea. East of the village is the Rujen mountain.
The cadastral area of Karabičane borders Sopot to the north, Suševo to the northeast, Četirce to the southeast, and Tabanovce to the southwest.
History
In the 19th century, it was part of the Ottoman kaza of Kumanovo. The village supported the Kumanovo Uprising (January 20–May 20, 1878).
In 1905, the village was inhabited by 144 Serbs adherent to the Patriarchate of Constantinople.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants, the majority of whom declared as Serbs (86%), the rest as Macedonians (12%) and 1 Other.[2] According to the 1994 census there were 51 Serbs and 2 Macedonians. The families are Eastern Orthodox Christian.
References
- ^ D. M. Brancoff (1905). La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne. Paris. pp. 126–127.
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