Pršovce (Macedonian: Пршовце, Albanian: Përshec) is a village in the municipality of Tearce, North Macedonia.
Pršovce
Пршовце Përshefcë | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Pršovce Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′N 21°04′E / 42.083°N 21.067°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Tearce |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,923 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
Name edit
The name appears in medieval records as Prushefc, from the Latin loan into Albanian pirus-prush and the Slavic suffix ovci/e.[1]
Demographics edit
As of the 2021 census, Pršovce had 1,923 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Albanians 1,871
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 37
- Macedonians 11
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,516 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 2478
- Macedonians 1
- Romani 6
- Serbs 1
- Others 29
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Pršovce was inhabited by 165 Muslim Albanians.[4]
References edit
- ^ 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): 96.
- ^ 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. 185.
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
External links edit
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