Žerovjane Explained

Žerovjane (mk|Жеровјане, sq|Zherovjan) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Žerovjane appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Petko (Petër), son of Gjon; Dimitri Arbanas (t. Arnaut); Nikolisha Arbanas (t. Arnaut); Velko Arbanas (t. Arnaut); Milush Drll-iq; Mustafa Agrijan; widow Dona; Lazar Arbanas; Ivan, son of Gjon; Nikolla, the son of Tona.^[1]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Žerovjane was inhabited by 277 Muslim Albanians.^[2]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Bogovinje was inhabited by 60 Orthodox Bulgarians.^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Žerovjane had 891 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[4]

• Albanians 881
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 914 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[5]

• Albanians 907
• Macedonians 3
• Turks 4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rexha. Iljaz. Popullsia Albane Gjatë Mesjetës Në Hapsirën E Maqedonisë Së Sotme. 43. 2012. 16.
2. Web site: Ethnic/religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures. pop-stat.mashke.org.
3. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
4. Web site: Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021. PxWeb.
5. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 72.