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Rečane, Gostivar

Coordinates: 41°45′N 20°50′E / 41.750°N 20.833°E / 41.750; 20.833
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Rečane
Речане
Reçan
Village
Airview of the village
Airview of the village
Rečane is located in North Macedonia
Rečane
Rečane
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°45′N 20°50′E / 41.750°N 20.833°E / 41.750; 20.833
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Gostivar
Population
 (2021)
 • Total683
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesGV
Website.

Rečane (Macedonian: Речане, Albanian: Reçan) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

History

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During World War II, in 1941, the village was incorporated into the Italian-controlled Albanian Kingdom. After Italy's withdrawal in September 1943, the village came under the control of Nazi Germany, which was sided with the Albanian nationalist and anti-communist Balli Kombëtar, to resist Albanian and Yugoslav communist forces. Macedonian partisans took over the village in 1944 and forced village men to fight for them.[1]

Demographics

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As of the 2021 census, Rečane had 683 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Albanians 664
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 18
  • Macedonians 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1054 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Rečane was inhabited by 1353 Muslim Albanians.[4]

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 81 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[5]

Sports

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Local football club KF Përparimi have played in the Macedonian Third League.

References

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  1. ^ Paul Reef (2018). "Macedonian Monument Culture Beyond 'Skopje 2014'". Comparative Southeast European Studies. 66 (4). De Gruyter Oldenbourg: 476. doi:10.1515/soeu-2018-0037.
  2. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. ^ 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. 86.
  4. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
  5. ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.

Notable people

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  • Nazmi Mehmeti (1918-1995) - Albanian community leader in New Zealand
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