Ruǵince or Ruđince () is a settlement in northeastern
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 ...
, in the
municipality of Staro Nagoričane
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...
. It used to be part of the former municipality of
Klečevce.
Geography
To the nearest city, the settlement is 22 kilometres east 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 ...
. Ruǵince is situated in the historical region of
Sredorek, in the
Pčinja river Pčinja () may refer to:
*Pčinja District, Serbia
*Pčinja (river), a tributary of the Vardar in Serbia and North Macedonia
*Pčinja, a village in Kumanovo Municipality
Kumanovo ( ; ) is a municipality located in the northern part of North Mace ...
valley, on ca. 550 m above sea. The
German mountain rises to the north of the village.
History
In Serbian Emperor
Stefan Dušan
Stephen (honorific), Stefan Uroš IV Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош IV Душан), also known as Dušan the Mighty ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Силни; – 20 December 1355), was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Emperor of th ...
's (r. 1331–55) confirmed on 10 August 1354, several villages, settlements and arable land which was granted (''
metochion
A ''metochion'' or ''metochi'' ( or ; ) is an ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition. It is usually from one autocephalous or autonomous church to another. The term is also used to refer to a parish representation (or ...
'') by
despot Dejan
Dejan ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан; fl. 1346 – c. 1366) was a magnate who served Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) as ''sevastokrator'', and Emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71) as '' despot''. He was married to Emperor Dušan's sister Teodora ...
to his endowment, the
Arhiljevica
Arhiljevica ( sr-cyr, Архиљевица) is the name of a lost medieval village and monastery (dedicated to the "Holy Mother of God") which existed during the Serbian Empire and its aftermath. It was in the possession of the Dejanović noble fa ...
Church of the Holy Mother of God. ''Ruginci'' was one of the mentioned ''selište'' (arable land).
In the 1379 charter of Dejan's son
Konstantin
The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name '' Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Bulgarian, Russian, Estonian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman empe ...
, it had evolved into a village.
[ The Kumanovo region (old Žegligovo) received its geographical location and certain settlement picture in the 14th century, during the rule of the Nemanjić and Dejanović.
]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, it had 75 inhabitants, all of whom declared as ethnic Macedonians
Macedonians ( ) are a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in Southeast Europe. They speak Macedonian, a South Slavic language. The large majority of Macedonians identify as Eastern Orthodox Christians, ...
.
References
Sources
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External links
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Villages in Staro Nagoričane Municipality
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