Preljubište
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
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Preljubište (Macedonian: Прељубиште, Albanian: Prelubisht) is a village in the municipality of Jegunovce, North Macedonia.
Preljubište
Прељубиште Prelubisht | |
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Village | |
Houses in the village | |
  Preljubište Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°02′N 21°06′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Jegunovce |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 367 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
History
Preljubište is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 60 Christian households, 2 bachelors and 6 widows.[1]
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Preljubište exhibits a majority Orthodox Christian Slavic anthroponomy[2] with a minority of Albanian anthroponyms also being present. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 367 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Macedonians 270
- Albanians 92
- Romani 4
- Serbs 1
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Preljubište was inhabited by 112 Christian Bulgarians.[5]