Macedonians in Serbia

Macedonians of Serbia are an officially recognized ethnic minority in Serbia.

Macedonians in Serbia
Македонци во Србија
Македонци у Србији
Total population
22,755 (2011)
Languages
Macedonian, Serbian
Religion
Macedonian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
Serbs, Bulgarians and other South Slavs

History

During the years 1945–1992 ethnic Macedonians and the Macedonian Language were a constituent part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Some ethnic Aromanians and particularly Megleno-Romanians from the Socialist Republic of Macedonia emigrated to the Serbian Banat and settled in villages such as Gudurica to repopulate them after the expulsion of their native German populations following World War II. As they were not recognized as a separate ethnic minority, they were counted simply as Macedonians and assimilated quickly. However, the Megleno-Romanian minority of Gudurica has not yet gone extinct, since as of 2014, 3 Megleno-Romanian-speakers remained in the village.[1]

Many Macedonians, due to economic reasons, migrated during the 1960s and 1970s to the Socialist Republic of Serbia (predominately in Vojvodina). In 2004, Serbia and Macedonia signed an inter-state agreement on the protection of Macedonians in Serbia and Serbs in Macedonia.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
194817,907—    
195327,277+52.3%
196136,288+33.0%
197142,675+17.6%
198148,986+14.8%
199145,068−8.0%
200225,847−42.6%
201122,755−12.0%
From 1991, the census was not conducted on the territory of Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
Source: [2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census there were 22,755 Macedonians in Serbia.[3] The Macedonian population living in Serbia is concentrated in two cities, Belgrade and Pančevo. In Belgrade there are 6,970 Macedonians, while in neighboring Pančevo 4,558 - out of which vast majority live in three villages (Jabuka, Glogonj, and Kačarevo) that are within administrative limits of City of Pančevo. Additionally, Macedonians constitute significant population in Plandište municipality, especially in village of Dužine.

Politics

In 2005 Macedonians in Serbia also established a National Minority Council, which represents as a step towards safeguarding their interests. Jovo Radevski was elected as its president. The Democratic Party of Macedonians is the primary minority party. It is centered in Novi Sad.

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Culture

Macedonian language is in the official use in the municipality of Plandište, where Macedonians constitute 9.2% of population. Macedonian-language print media consists primarily of the monthly political journal Makedonska videlina produced by the Macedonian Information and Publishing Centre in Pančevo. Limited Macedonian-language television is available through regional public broadcaster of Radio Television of Vojvodina and the local station TV Pančevo.

Associations such as "The Society of Serbian and Macedonian Friendship Šar – planina" seated in Belgrade, and the "Municipal Society of Serbian-Macedonian Friendship" seated in Zrenjanin cover issues related to ethnic, cultural and economic cooperation in Serbia.

Notable people
  • Vladimir Gligorov, Serbian economist, of Macedonian parentage
  • Aleksandar Džambazov, Yugoslav, Serbian and Macedonian composer, of Macedonian ancestry
  • Ivica Iliev, Serbian footballer, of Macedonian ancestry
  • Maja Odžaklievska, Serbian singer, born in Skopje
  • Zafir Hadžimanov, musician
  • Vasil Hadžimanov, jazz musician
  • Tijana Dapčević, Serbian and Macedonian pop singer, born in Skopje to Macedonian father and Bosnian Serb mother
  • Bogomil Gjuzel, Macedonian poet, writer, playwright and translator, born in Serbia to Macedonian Bulgarian parents.
  • Zoran Vanev, Serbian and Macedonian turbo-folk singer, born in Štip and lives in Belgrade
  • Aleksandar Ignjovski, Serbian footballer, of Macedonian ancestry
  • Marko Pavlovski, Serbian footballer of Macedonian ancestry
  • Ana Sinicki, famous mezzo-soprano[4]
  • Zvonko Mihajlovski, Serbian sports commentator and former hockey player, born in Štip and lives in Belgrade

References
  1. The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.
  1. Sorescu Marinković, Annemarie; Măran, Mircea (2015). "Megleno-Romanians in Serbia – shifting borders, shifting identity". Contextualizing Changes: Migrations, Shifting Borders and New Identities in Eastern Europe. pp. 365–377.
  2. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2015-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Ана Синицки: Сакам да ме запознае македонската публика
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