Dobri Dol, Vrapčište
Dobri Dol
Добри Дол Dobërdoll | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dobri Dol Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′57″N 20°53′15″E / 41.86583°N 20.88750°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Vrapčište |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,546 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Dobri Dol (Macedonian: Добри Дол, Albanian: (Lugina e mire ose Dobërdol)is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.
History
[edit]According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Dobri Dol appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
The names are: Gjin, son of Beka-jo; Miho, his brother; Tan-o, his brother; Gjin, his other son; Gjon, son of Leko; Nik-o, son of Leko; Gjon, son of Stojan; Bogdan, son of Stojan; Dan-ço, son of Krum (Krymi); Petko, son of Gjin; Mill, son of Petko; Tano, the son of Miho; Petko, son of Gjon; Dimitri, son of Kale; Daba, son of Kola; Dança, son of Gjergj; Nikola, son of Pop; Jak-o, his son; Gjin, son of Pop.[1]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Dobri Dol was inhabited by 940 Muslim Albanians.[2]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2021 census, Dobri Dol had 3,546 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 3,401
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 137
- Others 6
- Macedonians 2
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 5,223 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 5,206
- Macedonians 2
- Turks 1
- Others 14
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Dobri Dol was inhabited by 2030 Muslim Albanians.[5]
Sports
[edit]The local football club KF Besa Dobërdoll plays in the Macedonian Second League.
References
[edit]- ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 167–218.
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 143.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
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