Janče (Macedonian: Јанче) is a village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.
Janče | |
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Village | |
| Јанче | |
 View of the village | |
  Janče Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 20°38′E / 41.583°N 20.633°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Mavrovo and Rostuša |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 146 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Demographics edit
Janče (Jançi) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the ziamet of Reka. The settlement only had a single household represented by a single household head who bore an Albanian personal name, albeit with a Slavicised patronym: Gjergj Ilijaviqi (Ilijavići).[1]
Janče has traditionally been inhabited by Orthodox Macedonians and a Torbeš population.[2]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 146 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 111
- Turks 33
- Albanians 2
References edit
- ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 119.
- ^ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p. 214. "Заедно со македонско христијанско население Торбеши живеат и во селата: Могорче, Требиште, Велебрдо, Ростуше, Јанче, Долно Косоврасти (во Река),"
- ^ 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. 167.
External links edit
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