Fališe

Fališe Фалише
Village
Fališe Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°58′48″N 21°3′0″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Tetovo
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	612
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Fališe (Macedonian: Фалише) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia.

History

According to the 1467–68 Ottoman defter, Fališe appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Macedonian population. Anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and a Macedonian last name or last names with Macedonian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Nilolla Arbanas (t.Arnaut); Mel-Milko, son of Nikolla; Harbat Arbanas (t. Arnaut); Nik-o, his son; Dik-o, son of Gjon; Stanisha, son of Marin; widow Prenka; Dushman, son of Vel-ko; Gjorgj-o, son of Marin.^[1]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Fališe was inhabited by 112 Serbs, 79 Bulgarians and 9 Muslim Albanians.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 612 inhabitants.^[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[3]

• Macedonians 552
• Albanians 37
• Serbs 5
• Others 18

Year	Macedonian	Albanian	Turks	Romani	Vlachs	Serbs	Bosniaks	Others	Total
2002	519	19	...	...	...	7	...	1	546
2021	552	37	...	...	...	5	...	18	612

References

1. 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): 167–218.
2. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
3. Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021

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