Manastirsko Dolenci

Manastirsko Dolenci Манастирско Доленци
Village
Manastirsko Dolenci Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41.472169°N 20.945171°E / 41.472169; 20.945171
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Kičevo
Population  (2002)
• Total	109
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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Manastirsko Dolenci (Macedonian: Манастирско Доленци) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Drugovo Municipality. It is home to the 14th-century Kičevo Monastery.

History

Manastirsko Dolenci is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 44 households.^[1]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Manastirsko Dolenci was inhabited by a total of 228 Bulgarians.^[2]

There are nine archaeological sites within Manastrisko Dolenci.^[3] One of these is the former settlement called Arbanaški, literally meaning Albanian, from which archaeological remains have been excavated.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 109 inhabitants.^[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[5]

• Macedonians 108
• Serbs 1

References

1. Jovan, Trifunoski (1968). "СТАРОСТ СЕЛА КИЧЕВСКЕ КОТЛИНЕ". Glasnik: 120.
2. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
3. Смиљанић Тома, Кичевија, Српски етнолошки зборник 51, Насеља српских земаља 28, Београд 1935.
4. Murati, Qemal (2011). "SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË "ENCIKLOPEDINË MAQEDONASE" - TRILLIMET DHE REALITETI". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 249.
5. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 236.