Runica ( mk, Руница; ) is a village in the
Lipkovo municipality
Lipkovo ( mk, , sq, Likovë) is a municipality in the north part of North Macedonia. ''Lipkovo (village), Lipkovo'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Lipkovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical ...
, in
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 Yugoslavia. It ...
. In the Middle Ages, there was a village called Rućinci ( sr, Рућинци), which was one of the villages granted (''
metochion
A ''metochion'' or ''metochi'' ( gr, μετόχιον, metóchion or gr, μετόχι, metóchi; russian: подворье, podvorie) is an ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition. It is usually from one autocephalous or ...
'') by
sevastokrator Dejan (
fl. 1346-1366) to the
Arhiljevica.
History
Descendants of the Krasniqi ''fis'' were recorded in the villages of
Gošince
Gošince ( mk, Гошинце, sq, Goshincë) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.
History
Descendants of the Krasniqi ''fis'' were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in 1965. Demograph ...
,
Slupčane
Slupčane ( mk, Слупчане, sq, Sllupçan) is the largest village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.
History
Descendants of the Krasniqi ''fis'' were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in ...
,
Alaševce
Alaševce ( mk, Алашевце, sq, Allashec) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.
History
Descendants of the Krasniqi ''fis'' were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in 1965.
Demo ...
and Runica in 1965.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 69 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. 132.
* Albanians 69
References
External links
Villages in Lipkovo Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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