Papradište (Macedonian: Папрадиште, Albanian: Prapadisht) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.
Papradište
Папрадиште Prapadisht | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Papradište Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′53″N 21°01′36″E / 41.64806°N 21.02667°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 8 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | . |
History
editDuring the period of 1912-1913, members the Serbian army massacred a total of 9 Albanian men from the village. The bodies were buried in mass graves. After the capture of the village by Partisan forces in 1944, 11 Albanians were executed by the incoming communist forces.[1]
Demographics
editThe village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 7 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Papradište was inhabited by a total of 217 Muslim Albanians.[3]
As of the 2021 census, Papradište had 8 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]
- Albanians 8
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 75 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
- Albanians 74
- Others 1
References
edit- ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 66-67, 141. ISBN 9789989143373.
- ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ 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. 149.
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