Kičevo
41°31′04″N 20°57′56″E / 41.51778°N 20.96556°E
Kičevo
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Kičevo (
Name
The name of the city in
History
Medieval period
Kičevo was noted in one of the documents of the
Ottoman period
When the region was conquered by the Ottoman Empire, Kičevo was turned into the military and administrative center of the region.
According to Toma Smiljanić-Bradina, the local Slavs of the region still lived in a semi-independent fashion as they did under the rule of Prince Marko retaining their status as "earthly lords" of their fortresses. This semi-independent way of life persisted until the 15th century
According to local folklore the inhabitants of the region also participated in the Christian rebellions during the Great Turkish War and were forced to flee after its failure.[5]
On August 2, 1903, the Christian citizens of Kičevo participated in the
Modern
In 1913 Kičevo and the whole region were incorporated in the
During
From 1945 to 1991 the town belonged to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as part of its constituent Socialist Republic of Macedonia. Since 1991 the town has been part of the Republic of Macedonia.
Demographics
In the 1467-1468 Ottoman defter,[a] Kičevo was divided into two mahallas (neighbourhoods): The Mahale-i Arnavut (Albanian neighbourhood),[8] where the heads of families appear with symbiotic Albanian-Christian-Slavic anthroponomy and the overwhelming majority of the population appeared to be of Albanian origin, and the Serbian mahala, where some Albanian names also appear, in conjunction with a majority of Slavic ones.[7]
According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 the city had a population of 4844, of which 1200 were Bulgarian Orthodox, 3560 were Bulgarian Muslims, and 84 Roma, with Albanians being present in the surrounding villages.[9]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Kičevo was inhabited by a total of 7216 people, 5569 of whom were Muslim Albanians, 883 Serbian-speaking Orthodox Albanians, 600 Bulgarians and 164 Serbs.[10]
Modern
The municipality of Kičevo has 56,734 inhabitants, and the city 27,076. The largest ethnic group in the city of Kičevo is the Macedonians who constitute for 15,031 people (55.5%), followed by the Albanians with 7,641 people (28.2%), the Turks with about 2,406 (8.9%) and Roma with 4.9%.[11]
Orthodox Christians made up 15,139 (55.9%) of the city's population according to the 2002 census, while Muslims were the second-largest religious group in the city, numbering 11,759 (43.4%).
The most common native languages are Macedonian (62.5%), Albanian (28.2%), Turkish (8.0%) and Romani 0.4%.
Ethnic group |
census 1948 | census 1953 | census 1961 | census 1971 | census 1981 | census 1994 | census 2002 | census 2021 | ||||||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Macedonians | .. | .. | 3,747 | 39.2 | 6,809 | 66.0 | 9,900 | 64.3 | 13,236 | 58.9 | 15,255 | 60.7 | 15,031 | 55.5 | 12,687 | 54.2 |
Albanians | .. | .. | 232 | 2.4 | 681 | 6.6 | 2,284 | 14.9 | 4,516 | 20.1 | 5,902 | 23.5 | 7,641 | 28.2 | 5,110 | 21.8 |
Turks | .. | .. | 4,749 | 49.7 | 2,079 | 20.2 | 2,041 | 13.3 | 2,175 | 9.7 | 2,175 | 8.7 | 2,406 | 8.9 | 2,069 | 8.8 |
Romani | .. | .. | 54 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.1 | 304 | 1.3 | 1,235 | 4.9 | 1,329 | 4.9 | 1,775 | 7.6 |
Serbs | .. | .. | 484 | 5.1 | 394 | 3.8 | 305 | 2.0 | 203 | 0.9 | 96 | 0.4 | 82 | 0.3 | 49 | 0.2 |
Vlachs | .. | .. | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 75 | 0.3 | 67 | 0.2 |
Bosniaks | .. | .. | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
Others | .. | .. | 297 | 3.1 | 394 | 3.5 | 846 | 5.5 | 2,040 | 9.1 | 451 | 1.8 | 496 | 1.8 | 164 | 0.7 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 1,499 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 7,280 | 9,567 | 10,324 | 15,393 | 22,479 | 25,129 | 27,076 | 23,428 |
Culture
Мacedonian traditional clothing
The characteristics of the traditional clothing are massive embroiders on the shirt, collar and sleeves, white and black top garments, several types of head coverings, richly decorated skirts and several different regional varieties of pants and coats, in Kičevo specifically waist sashes are worn, fur coats, decorated collars, embroidered cuffs and fur coats.[13]
Albanian traditional clothing
The Kičevo area maintains a unique composition of traditional Albanian clothing. Unlike the Albanian dialects[clarification needed] of the region, the traditional clothing of the Albanians in Kičevo are unitary; rather, diversity is shown varying on gender, age, and situation.[14] Examples of this include the lower part of men's clothing which is characterised by the tirqe; the colour of the tirqe varied depending on age, with youth usually wearing white tirqe and the older men wearing dark brown tirqe. Women wear a shami (headscarf), which exists in several forms. Depending on the occasion, a shami can be red or white, but white scarves are preferred. The Brezi (belt) was not only used for decoration, but also as a symbol of the level of burrni (manhood) of its wearer as well as to store tobacco and related objects. The brezi of grown married women is usually tighter and typically white, decorated with a variety of ornaments. Young girls wore a black brez, and elderly women wore a reddish brez.
Monuments
This monastery is actually an important site for the study of common cult of Christians and Muslims because it is visited by believers from both religions. The reason of this common cult is due to the miraculous powers of the water source inside the monastery.[15]
Another important monument is the monastery of St. George located in the vicinity of Kičevo.
There are also many important mosques from the Ottoman Empire's times of rule and from the Muslim population.
Sports
Local football club FK Napredok has spent several seasons in the Macedonian First Football League and KF Vëllazërimi 77 plays in the Macedonian Third League.
Twin towns - twin cities
Notable people
- Besart Ibraimi, footballer
- Florian Kadriu, footballer
- Xhelil Asani, footballer
- Omer Kaleshi, painter
- Yoakim Karchovski, priest
- Vlatko Lozanoski, singer
- Vesna Milošević, former handballer
- Vlado Taneski, journalist and serial killer
- Saint Evnuvios, Paisios and Averikios
Notes
- ^ The names of the defter are:
- Bojko son of Progon
- Pejo son of Progon Koja son of Progon
- Tanush son of Novak
- Tan-ça (Tan) son of Gjurko
- Kala brother of Ragan -in
- Ragan's brother Gjini
- Stojko son of Dominiko,
- Tan-o son of Stojko
- Radush son of Dominiko
- Tush-o son of Bojçin
- Dimitri son of Kaliçko
- Drago son of Deshgur
- Stojko son of Deshkur
- Tushko (Tush) son of Kaliçko
- Jovan son of Kaliçko
- Nikola son of Kaliçko
- Niko son of Capanik
- Tan-o son of Niko
- Dimitri son of Vlad
- Gjuro son of Dimitri
- Nikola son of Dimitr
- Tush-son of Mala (Malja)
- Dimitri (govedar)
- Mihal son of Vlad
- Tush-ko son of Stojko
- Dimitri son of Stojko-s
- Bogdan son of Ton-ça
- Tush-o son of Bojçin
- Nikola son of Petro
- Niko son of Todor
- Pejo son of Dimitri
- Bojka son of Mariq[7]
References
- ^ "Ancient Toponymies renamed by Slavs". history-of-macedonia.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Atanasovski, Goran. "Kicevo - history & culture". travel2macedonia.com.mk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Dalibor Brozović, Hrvatska enciklopedija, 1999, s.v. "Kičevo".
- ^ "Мемоар на делегациите на Кичевския край". Retrieved 18 September 2022.
Кичево е съществувал като български градец още в IX век. Кичевско е влизало в границите на първото и второ българско царство във времето на Бориса, Симеона, Петра, Самуила и Асена II. В черковно отношение до XII век Кичево е спадал в Охридската епархия. В първата своя грамота от 1019 г. Василий Българоубиец повелява на охридския архиепископ да има като своя епархия градовете Охрид, Преспа, Мокра и Кичево. От XII в. заедно с Дебър Кичево образува отделна епархия и влиза в диоцеза на Българската архиепископия до самото й унищожение (1767 г.). Във времето на охридския архиепископ Теофилакт XII в.) в Кичево е дошъл да направи една
- ^ a b Smiljanić-Bradina, Toma. "Кичевија - Тома Смиљаниќ (1926)". kicevo.mk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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- ^ a b 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): 104–105.
Në vendbanimin e Kërçovës, në defterin osman të vitit 1467/68, ishte regjistruar Lagjja e Albanëve, por me formën turke, Mahale-iArnavut e përftuar nga forma greke Arvanit-is me anë të metatezës. Në këtë lagje ishin regjistruar edhe këta kryefamiljarë me antroponimi simbiotike arbneshe-krishtere-sllave, ku shihet se të gjithë banorët e kësaj lagjeje ishin me prejardhje albane me këta kryefamiljarë...Edhe në lagjen tjetër qe ishte emërtuar si Lagjja Serbe në Kërçovë, disa kryefamiljarë të kësaj mëhalle mbanin antroponimi të krishtere tradicionale albane, në simbiozë me atë sllave:
- ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve - Selami Pulaha, p. 97
- ^ Кънчов, Васил. "Македония. Етнография и Статистика". promacedonia.org (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Ethnic/religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ Macedonian census, language and religion Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Censuses of population 1948 - 2002 Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Народни носии од Брсјачка етнографска целина". www.mn.mk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Xheladini, Adem (2011). "COSTUMES OF KËRÇOVA - TRADITION OF DEDICATION TO CONTINUITY" (PDF). Journal of Institute Alb-Shkenca. 4: 703–707.
- ISBN 978-88-372-2657-2.