Želino (, ) is a village and seat of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''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.
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Želino exhibits a Orthodox Christian Slavic anthroponomy along with a presence of Albanian onomastics.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
Demographics
As of the
2021 census, Želino had 3,432 residents with the following ethnic composition:
*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
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, one
Bosniak
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, and nine others.
[Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 101.
According to the 1942
Albanian
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*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
census, Želino was inhabited by 1219
Muslim Albanians
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.
Sports
Local football club
KF Liria
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play in the
OFS Tetovo league.
References
External links
Villages in Želino Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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