Bardovci Explained
| Bardovci |
| Official Name: | Село Бардовци |
| Native Name: | Бардовци |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Skopje |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karpoš |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 2,291 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0267°N 21.3758°W |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | SK |
Bardovci is a village in the municipality of Karpoš, North Macedonia.
Name
The name of the village is derived from a proto-Albanian substrate from the form Bard-Bardh (white) alongside the Slavic suffix - "ovci".[1] [2]
Demographics
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Bardovci appears as being inhabited by a Muslim population. The household heads' names are: Ali servant of Halil, Musa son of Abdullah, Ajdin servant of Haxhi Bula, Shahin son of Abdullah.[3]
As of the 2021 census, Bardovci had 2,291 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]
- Macedonians 2,075
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 109
- Serbs 42
- Others 65
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,472 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
Sports
Local football club FK Lepenec has played in the Macedonian Third League twice.
Notes and References
- Book: Ivić, Pavle. Zbornik Šeste jugoslovenske onomastičke konferencije. 1987. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. 567. 9788670250758. "Smatramo das u od osnove bard- (bardh) nastali i toponimi Bardovce (kod Skoplja)"
- Rexha. Iljaz. 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. 2011. 179. "Përveç vendbanimeve të lartpërmendura me etnonimin arban-alban, në defterët e shek. XV janë regjistruar edhe disa toponime tjera parasllave: vendbanimi mesjetar Bardofci,[41] i Shkupit i sajuar mbi substratin arban, nga Bard-Bardh-ofci i protoshqipes."; p. 213. "[41]. BOA, Rumeli tahrir defteri nr.12, Turski dokumenti- opsiren popisen defter od XV vek, tom III, Shkup 1976, f.176. TD. No-4, f.437."
- Rexha. Iljaz. POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME. 43. 2012. 20.
- https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 63.
