Dlapkin Dol

Dlapkin Dol Длапкин Дол Llapkidoll
Village
Dlapkin Dol Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°34′N 20°56′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Kičevo
Population  (2021)
• Total	388
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	KI
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Dlapkin Dol (Macedonian: Длапкин Дол, Albanian: Llapkidoll) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality.

History

During the period of 1912-1913, members the Serbian army massacred committed a massacre in the village. The Hajro, Meti, Qerimi families were eradicated, as well as 18 other inhabitants of the village.^[1] After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 11 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.^[2]

Demographics

The 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).^[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Dlapkin Dol was inhabited by a total of 345 Muslim Albanians.^[4]

As of the 2021 census, Dlapkin Dol had 388 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[5]

• Albanians 368
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 20

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 636 inhabitants.^[6] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[6]

• Albanians – 633
• Macedonians – 1
• Others – 2

References

1. Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. -31-36. ISBN 9789989143373.
2. Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 120-121. ISBN 9789989143373.
3. Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
4. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
5. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
6. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 103.

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