Gorna Banjica
Gorna Banjica (Macedonian: Горна Бањица, Albanian: Banjicë e Epërme, Turkish: Yukarı Banisa) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.
Gorna Banjica
Горна Бањица Banjicë e Epërme Yukarı Banisa | |
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Village | |
  Gorna Banjica Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 20°54′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Gostivar |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 4,423 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Gorna Banjica 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: Nikolla Arbanas (t.Arnaut); Progon, son of Tanush; Jovan,son of Prenk; Todori, son of Tono; Pron-ko, son of Rale; Marin, son of Stojko; Nik-o Dibrani; Kol-in, son of Bojk-a; Gjon, son of Nikolla; Jovan, son of Nikolla; Vasil, son of Nikolla; Stepan, son of Nikolla; Todori, son of Nikola; Niko, son of Kola; Cvetko, son of Kola; Koljo Domazet; Dimitri, his son.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4423 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Albanians 1636
- Turks 1243
- Macedonians 1196
- Romani 315
- Serbs 4
- Others 29
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): 115.
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 96.
