Gradec ( mk, Градец, sq, Gradec) is a
village
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in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Vrapčište
Vrapčište ( mk, , tr, Vrapçişte, sq, Vrapçisht) is a village and seat of the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia.
History
A policy of Turkification of the Albanian population was employed by the Yugoslav authorities in cooperatio ...
,
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
. It used to be part of
Negotino-Pološko Municipality.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4555 inhabitants.
[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 143.
*Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
4535
* Macedonians 7
*Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
4
*Others 9
Sports
Local football club KF Gradec plays in the OFS Gostivar league.
References
External links
Villages in Vrapčište Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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