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Raotince

Coordinates: 42°04′N 21°09′E / 42.067°N 21.150°E / 42.067; 21.150
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Raotince
Раотинце
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Raotince is located in North Macedonia
Raotince
Raotince
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°04′N 21°09′E / 42.067°N 21.150°E / 42.067; 21.150
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Jegunovce
Population
 (2002)
 • Total565
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesTE
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Raotince (Macedonian: Раотинце) is a village located about 10 miles (14 km) northeast from the city of Tetovo in Jegunovce Municipality, North Macedonia.

History

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West of present-day Raotince is the Late Antiquity archaeological site Arbino, a former village from which many archaeological remains have been excavated.[1] Its etymological formation stems from the old South Slavic ethnonym for Albanians, Arban.[2]

Demographics

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According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 565 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

  • Macedonians: 559
  • Albanians: 4
  • Serbs: 1
  • others: 1

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Raotince was inhabited by 360 Orthodox Bulgarians.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Српски етнографски зборник (in Serbian) (90-91 ed.). Српска академија наука и уметности. 1976.
  2. ^ Murati, Qemal (2011). "SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË "ENCIKLOPEDINË MAQEDONASE" - TRILLIMET DHE REALITETI". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 249.
  3. ^ 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. 245.
  4. ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.