Macedonians in Serbia
Македонци у Србији Makedonci u Srbiji Македонци во Србија | |
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Total population | |
14,767 Serbian citizens, 0.22% of Serbia's population (2022)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Vojvodina | 7,021 (0,40%)[2] |
Belgrade | 4,293 (0.26%)[2] |
Languages | |
Macedonian, Serbian | |
Religion | |
Macedonian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox | |
Related ethnic groups | |
South Slavs |
Macedonians in Serbia (
History
The first session of the
In Bukles, Vojvodina, a center for refugees of the Greek Civil War was established in May 1945 through 1949. Among the refugees settled here were ethnic Macedonians.[4]
During the years 1945–1991 ethnic Macedonians and the
Many
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1948 | 17,907 | — |
1953 | 27,277 | +52.3% |
1961 | 36,288 | +33.0% |
1971 | 42,675 | +17.6% |
1981 | 48,986 | +14.8% |
1991 | 45,068 | −8.0% |
2002 | 25,847 | −42.6% |
2011 | 22,755 | −12.0% |
2022 | 14,767 | −35.1% |
From 1991, the census was not conducted on the territory of Kosovo Source: [1] |
Demographics
According to the 2022 census there were 14,767
Vojvodina
Macedonians in selected South Banat settlements per Yugoslav and Serb censuses:
Settlement | Municipality | 1961 | % | 1971[9] | % | 1981[10] | % | 1991[11] | % | 2002[12] | % |
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Dužine | Plandište | 223 | 35.8 | 143 | 35.8 | 90 | 31.9 | 84 | 35.9 | 68 | 31.1 |
Glogonj | Pančevo | 1,001 | 31 | 976 | 29.9 | 1,201 | 33.3 | 818 | 23.5 | 367 | 11.5 |
Gudurica | Vršac | 299 | 14.2 | 247 | 15.8 | 192 | 13.3 | 171 | 12.8 | 133 | 10.5 |
Hajdučica | Plandište | 215 | 11.4 | 192 | 10.5 | 155 | 10.2 | 138 | 9.5 | 123 | 8.9 |
Kačarevo | Pančevo | 3,117 | 40 | 3,298 | 41 | 3,205 | 38.6 | 2,473 | 30.5 | 1,467 | 19 |
Jabuka | Pančevo | 3,471 | 66.2 | 3,325 | 61 | 4,179 | 64.8 | 3,177 | 48.2 | 2,054 | 32.5 |
Pančevo | Pančevo | 597 | 1.5 | 1,095 | 2 | 1,662 | 2.4 | 1,748 | 2.4 | 1,196 | 1.6 |
Plandište | Plandište | 1,111 | 31.7 | 1,065 | 28.3 | 1,027 | 24.9 | 1,038 | 23.7 | 910 | 21.3 |
Velika Greda | Plandište | 181 | 9.3 | 168 | 9.5 | 163 | 10.3 | 171 | 11.3 | 136 | 9.9 |
Vojvodina | n/a | 15,190 | 0.8 | 16,527 | 0.9 | 18,897 | 0.9 | 17,472 | 0.9 | 11,785 | 0.6 |
Politics
In 2005 Macedonians in Serbia also established a National Minority Council, which represents as a step towards safeguarding their interests. Jovo Radevski was elected as its president. The Democratic Party of Macedonians is the primary minority party. It is centered in Novi Sad.
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Culture
Macedonian language is in the official use in the municipality of Plandište, where Macedonians constitute 9.2% of population. Macedonian-language print media consists primarily of the monthly political journal Makedonska videlina produced by the Macedonian Information and Publishing Centre in Pančevo. Limited Macedonian-language television is available through regional public broadcaster of Radio Television of Vojvodina and the local station TV Pančevo.
Associations such as "The Society of Serbian and Macedonian Friendship Šar – planina" seated in Belgrade, and the "Municipal Society of Serbian-Macedonian Friendship" seated in Zrenjanin cover issues related to ethnic, cultural and economic cooperation in Serbia.
Notable people
Academia & Arts
- Tijana Dapčević (born 1976), singer and actress
- Aleksandar Džambazov (1936–2022), conductor and composer
- Bogomil Gjuzel (1939–2021), poet, writer, playwright and translator
- Vladimir Gligorov (1945–2022), economist
- Zafir Hadžimanov (1943–2021), musician
- Maja Odžaklievska (born 1954), singer
- Lazar Ristovski (born 1952), actor, producer, director, and writer
- Nemanja Todorović Štiplija (born 1984), political scientist, heraldic, and social activist
Sport
- Dragan Čadikovski (born 1982), footballer
- Boško Gjurovski (born 1961), footballer, football manager, and politician
- Aleksandar Ignjovski (born 1991), footballer
- Igor Jančevski (born 1974), footballer
- Aleksandar Kirovski (born 1990), footballer
- Dragan Lukovski (born 1975), basketball player
- Nemanja Matić (born 1988), footballer
- Uroš Matić (born 1990), footballer
- Aleksandar Lazevski (born 1988), footballer
- Marko Pavlovski (born 1994), footballer
- Predrag Ranđelović (born 1990), footballer
- Dragoslav Šekularac (1937–2019), footballer and manager
- Goran Simov (born 1975), footballer
- Perica Stančeski (born 1985), footballer
- Milan Stojanoski (born 1973), footballer and manager
- Aleksandar Todorovski (born 1984), footballer
See also
- North Macedonia-Serbia relations
- Serbs in North Macedonia
References
- ^ a b c "Final results - Ethnicity". Почетна. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ a b "Population by ethnicity, by areas" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ www.ajmonegde.com:Manastir Prohor Pčinjski, retrieved 21 December 2013
- ^ "Petite histoire des Grecs dans la Tchécoslovaquie communiste - entretien avec Ilios Yannakakis". Radio Prague International (in French). 2006-05-01.
- ^ Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, 1974 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
- ^ Устав Федеративне Народне Републике Југославије (1946), sr.wikisource.org, retrieved on 19 October 2007. (in Serbo-Croatian)
- ^ Устав Социјалистичке Федеративне Републике Југославије (1963), sr.wikisource.org, retrieved on 19 October 2007. (in Serbo-Croatian)
- ^ Sorescu Marinković, Annemarie; Măran, Mircea (2015). "Megleno-Romanians in Serbia – shifting borders, shifting identity". Contextualizing Changes: Migrations, Shifting Borders and New Identities in Eastern Europe. pp. 365–377.
- ^ 1971- Попис СФРЈ
- ^ 1981- Попис СФРЈ
- ^ 1991- Попис СФРЈ
- ^ "Official Results of Serbian Census 2002–Population" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2009-02-19. (441 KB) (in Serbian)
External links
- www.mhrmi.org-Website for Macedonian International Rights
- Association of Macedonians from Vranje
- Democratic Party of Macedonians