Gradec, Vrapčište
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Gradec | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Градец | |
  Gradec Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′45″N 20°54′15″E / 41.89583°N 20.90417°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Vrapčište |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,934 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Gradec (Macedonian: Градец, Albanian: Gradec) is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.
Gradec is attested in the 1567/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 105 Christian households and 3 widows.[1]
As of the 2021 census, Gradec had 3,934 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Albanians 3,833
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 95
- Others 6
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,555 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 4,535
- Macedonians 7
- Bosniaks 4
- Others 9
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Gradec was inhabited by 1685 Muslim Albanians.[4]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Gradec was inhabited by 660 Muslim Albanians and 100 Orthodox Bulgarians.[5]
