Stenče

Stenče

Stenče

Village in Polog, North Macedonia

Stenče (Macedonian: Стенче) is a village in the municipality of Brvenica, North Macedonia. It is located close to the Kosovan border.

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Historr

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Žerovjane appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. 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.

The names are: Petro Arbanas (t. Arnaut ); Gjini son of Dimitri; Rala, son of Gjon.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 150 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Stenče was inhabited by 842 Bulgarians and 2 Muslim Albanians.[3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Stenče was inhabited by 680 Orthodox Bulgarians.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 16. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. [2]
    Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 75.
  3. [3]
    http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  4. [4]
    Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.


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