Arbinovo
Village in Southwestern, North Macedonia
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Arbinovo (Macedonian: Арбиново) is a village in the municipality of Debarca, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Belčišta.
Arbinovo | |
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Village | |
| Арбиново | |
St. Demetrius Church, Arbinovo | |
  Arbinovo Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′14″N 20°49′44″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Debarca |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 26 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | OH |
| Website | . |
Name
In early 20th century, the village Arbinovo appears in the demographic work of Kanchov and map by Jaranov as Ъpбино/Ărbino, in a 1903 map as Arbino and in other documents of the period as Рбину/Rbinu.[1] Local Macedonian residents derive the village name from the Macedonian word врба/vrba for willow tree and the toponym is formed with the suffix ino, along with the additional suffix ovo.[1] Pianka Włodzimierz agrees this is the correct etymology of the placename, due to the many willow trees in Arbinovo and that loss of the initial v sound in the toponym is possible due to local Macedonian speech.[1]
Macedonian linguistics professor Petar Illievski noted that the placename Arbinovo is a hybrid toponym, Aromanian and Slavic in origin and formed from a proto-Albanian foundation and not from the forms H'rbino or Harbino.[2] The toponym is derived from the terms Arban/Alban which in the Aromanian language through metathesis of the sound a into i became Arbin alongside the Slavic suffix ovo.[2] In the Aromanian language the terms for Albanians are Arbinas/Arbines which linguist Iljaz Rexha states supports that Arbinovo in medieval times was inhabited by Albanians.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 26 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 26
