Belovište
Belovište (Macedonian: Беловиште), until 1945 Golemo Turčane (Macedonian: Големо Турчане, Albanian: Turçan i Madh) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.
Belovište
Беловиште Turçan i Madh | |
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Village | |
 Village streetscape | |
  Belovište Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°46′32″N 20°56′08″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Gostivar |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,267 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Golemo Turčane appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. 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:: Gjon Arbanas (t.Arnaut); Daba, son of Gjon; Nikolla, son of Mir-o; Jeni, son of Mir-o-; Mir-o, the son of Boja; Dimitri, son of Stala; Stepan, son of Gjon; Petko, son of Gjon; Simon, son of Nikolla; Gjon, son of Kalogjer; Bozha, son of Kalogjer; widow Kalina; and widow Mara.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2267 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Albanians 1418
- Macedonians 832
- Romani 5
- Bosniaks 1
- Others 11
References
- 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): 114.
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 87.
