Jažince (, ) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in 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
Jegunovce,
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
. It used to be part of the former municipality of
Vratnica
Vratnica () is a small village and community located in the Jegunovce Municipality of North Macedonia. Vratnica lies in the north-west, and is 22 km away from the city of Tetovo and 5 km away from Jažince - the border crossing point wi ...
.
History
Jažince is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of
Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 26 Christian households and 2 bachelors.
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Jažince exhibits Slavic Orthodox anthroponomy.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 913 inhabitants.
[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2021)]
Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
*Albanians
The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...
884
*Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 29
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov
Vasil Kanchov (26 July 1862 – 6 February 1902) was a geographer, ethnographer and teacher who served as Minister of Education of Bulgaria.
Early life and education
Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa. Upon graduating from High school i ...
in 1900, the village of Jažince was inhabited by 220 Muslim Albanians and 25 Orthodox Bulgarians.[Vasil Kanchov (1900). ]
Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics
'. Sofia. p. 211.
References
External links
Villages in Jegunovce Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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