Lukovo is a village in

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, in

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. It was a seat of Lukovo Municipality until 2004.

History

''Latinski Dabje'' is the name of a nearby mountain in Lukovo. It takes its name from ''Latini'' which in the Middle Ages was used by Slavic and Aromanian Orthodox communities to refer to Catholic Albanians. The presence of the toponym suggests either direct linguistic contact with Albanians or the former presence of Catholic Albanians in the area of Lukovo. Lukovo is attested in the Ottoman ''

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'' of 1467 as a village in the

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of Saadi Hoca in the

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of Dulgoberda. The settlement had a total of 11 households and the anthroponymy recorded depicts a predominantly Slavic character, although Albanian personal names are also attested (e.g., ''Gjergj Brateshi''), alluding to Albanian-Slavic cohabitation or symbiosis. A certain ''Todec'' from Çermenika appears among the household heads. Lukovo is again recorded in the Ottoman ''

'' of 1583 as a village in the

of Dulgobrda. The settlement had a total of 71 households with the anthroponymy attested being mostly Slavic in character, with a minority of

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anthroponyms also appearing, alongside instances of

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(e.g., ''Petko Gjergji, Dimitri Palkop, Malan Nikolla, Gjon Velko, Volçko Bursan-i etc.'').Gjoni, Z. & Përnezha, H. (2011). Dibra në Defterët Osmanë (1467, 1583), f.108. Tiranë: Botime M&B page 313

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 447 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. 314. * Macedonians 444 *

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1 *Others 2

References

Villages in Struga Municipality {{Struga-geo-stub