Bogovinje
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
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Bogovinje (Macedonian: ⓘ; Albanian: Bogovinë) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is a seat of the Bogovinje municipality.
Bogovinje
Боговиње Bogovinë | |
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Village | |
View of the village | |
  Bogovinje Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′24″N 20°54′48″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Bogovinje |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Feti Abazi (VLEN) |
| Elevation | 503 m (1,650 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,239 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1220 |
| Vehicle registration | TE |
History
Bogovinje is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 42 Christian households, 2 bachelors and 1 widow.[1]
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Bogovinje exhibits a majority Orthodox Christian Slavic anthroponomy, alongside a minority of names belonging to the Albanian onomastic sphere.[2]
Sports
The village also has a stadium home to FK Drita called Stadion Bogovinje.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Bogovinje had 5,239 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 4,829
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 405
- Macedonians 1
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 6,328 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 6,273
- Macedonians 1
- Romani 5
- Others 49
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Bogovinje was inhabited by 2,023 Muslim Albanians.[5]
According to the Bulgarian scientific expedition during the First World War, Bogovinje was inhabited by 1,188 Pomaks.[6]
According to the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Bogovinje was inhabited by 600 Muslim Albanians.[7]
