Četirce ( mk, Четирце) is a village in northeastern

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 ...

, in the

municipality of Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; ) is a municipality located in the northern part of North Macedonia. ''Kumanovo'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Regi ...

. According to the 2002 census, it had 249 inhabitants.

Geography

The village is located in northernmost North Macedonia, close to the Serbian border (5 kilometres). To the nearest city, it is 10 kilometres north of

Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia by population, largest municipali ...

. Četirce is situated in the historical region of Žegligovo, in the highland, on ca. 570 m above sea. Northeast of the village is the Rujen mountain. The cadastral area of Četirce borders Gorno Konjare to the south,

Tabanovce Tabanovce ( mk, Табановце; ) is a village located in the north of North Macedonia, at the border with Serbia, situated 8 km from the nearest town, Kumanovo. Geography It is located in the north of North Macedonia, at the border with ...

to the west,

Karabičane Karabičane ( mk, Карабичане) is a village in northeastern North Macedonia, in the municipality of Kumanovo. According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants. Geography The village is located in northernmost North Macedonia, close to ...

to the northwest, Suševo to the north, and Nikuljane to the east (in

Staro Nagoričane Staro Nagoričane ( mk, ) is a village in North Macedonia and the seat of the Staro Nagoričane municipality. The village is primarily known for its 11th century Church of St. George, first constructed in 1071 during Byzantine Macedonia, and rec ...

History

In the 19th century, it was part of the Ottoman ''

kaza A kaza (, , , plural: , , ; ota, قضا, script=Arab, (; meaning 'borough') * bg, околия (; meaning 'district'); also Кааза * el, υποδιοίκησις () or (, which means 'borough' or 'municipality'); also () * lad, kaza , ...

'' of

. The village supported the Kumanovo Uprising (January 20–May 20, 1878). In 1905, the village was divided between Serb Patriarchists (276 individuals) and

Bulgarian Exarchists Bulgarian Millet ( tr, Bulgar Milleti) was an ethno-religious and linguistic community within the Ottoman Empire from the mid-19th to early 20th century. The semi-official term ''Bulgarian millet'', was used by the Sultan for the first time in ...

(224 individuals). It had 500 inhabitants and two schools, one Bulgarian and one Serbian.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, it had 249 inhabitants, the majority of whom declared as

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

(86%), the rest as Macedonians (14%). The families are Eastern Orthodox Christian.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cetirce Villages in Kumanovo Municipality Serb communities in North Macedonia