Mavrovo, Mavrovo i Rostuše
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Mavrovo (Macedonian: Маврово [ˈmavrɔvɔ] ⓘ) is a village and tourist resort in the mountainous region of western Macedonia. It is located in the Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality. Mavrovo is a destination for tourists throughout the year because of its skiing centre, national park and lake. There are weekend houses, inns and hotels offering accommodation for tourists all year round.[citation needed] The St Nicholas Church in Mavrovo was built in 1850. It was submerged in the local lake in 1953, but due to droughts in the 21st century it has largely appeared out of the lake.
Demographics[edit]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village was inhabited by 1222 Bulgarians, 12 Muslim Albanians and 25 Vlachs.[1] Kanchov notes the village as being bilingual in Albanian and Bulgarian, with the latter being the language spoken in the househould.[2] According to a 1929 ethnographic map by Russian Slavist Afanasy Selishchev, Mavrovo was a Bulgarian village.[3]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 166 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Macedonians 163
- Serbs 3
As of the 2021 census, Mavrovo had 212 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]
- Macedonians 200
- Others 10
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 2
References[edit]
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 213.
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 213.
- ^ Афанасий Селищев. „Полог и его болгарское население. Исторические, этнографические и диалектологические очерки северо-западной Македонии“. – София, 1929, стр. 26.
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 136.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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