Karabičane () is a village in northeastern

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, in the

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. According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants.

Geography

The village is located in northernmost North Macedonia, close to the Serbian border (3 kilometres). To the nearest city, it is 12 kilometres north of

Kumanovo Kumanovo ( ; , sq-definite, Kumanova; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is the second-largest city in North Macedonia after the capital Skopje and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic ...

. Karabičane is situated in the historical region of Žegligovo, in the highland, on ca. 550 m above sea. East of the village is the Rujen mountain. The cadastral area of Karabičane borders

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to the north, Suševo to the northeast,

Četirce Četirce () is a village in northeastern North Macedonia, in the municipality of Kumanovo. According to the 2002 census, it had 249 inhabitants. Geography The village is located in northernmost North Macedonia, close to the Serbian border (5 kilom ...

to the southeast, and Tabanovce to the southwest.

History

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

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'' of

. The village supported the Kumanovo Uprising (January 20–May 20, 1878). According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer

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from 1900 the village is recorded as Karabičani and as having 154 inhabitants, all Christian Bulgarians. In 1905, the village was inhabited by 144 Serbs adherent to the

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Demographics

According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants, the majority of whom declared as

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(86%), the rest as Macedonians (12%) and 1 Other. According to the 1994 census there were 51 Serbs and 2 Macedonians. The families are Eastern Orthodox Christian.

References

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