Gorobinci
Gorobinci
Горобинци | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Gorobinci Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°52′31″N 21°52′34″E / 41.875152°N 21.876011°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Vardar |
| Municipality |  Sveti Nikole |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 820 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | . |
Gorobinci (Macedonian: Горобинци) is a village in the municipality of Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia.
Etymology and names
[edit]Several etymology has been proposed. J. Zaimov proposed it derived from an old nickname Gorobija, composing of gora (hill) and bije. Olga Ivanova, however, proposed a connection with a substratum word groapă (pit, grave). Ljubica Stankovska, an onomastician, considered the toponym a derivative of ancient Slavic personal name beginning with *gor-(mountain).[1]
Demographics
[edit]On the 1927 ethnic map of Leonhard Schulze-Jena, the village is shown as a Turkish village.[2] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 820 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 811
- Serbs 8
- Turks 1
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 602 inhabitants.
- Macedonians 567
- Serbs 10
- Albanians 1
References
[edit]- ^ Stankovska, Ljubica (1997). Македонска ојконимја. Skopje: Metamorfoza. p. 77.
- ^ Schultze Jena, Leonhard. Makedonien: Landschafts- und Kulturbilder. Jena, Verlag von Gustav Fischer, 1927
- ^ 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. 171.