Rečane, Gostivar
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
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Rečane (Macedonian: Речане, Albanian: Reçan) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.
Rečane
Речане Reçan | |
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Village | |
Airview of the village | |
  Rečane Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°45′N 20°50′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Gostivar |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 683 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
History
Rečane is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 80 Christian households, 3 widows and 2 bachelors.[1]
During World War II, in 1941, the village was incorporated into the Italian-controlled Albanian Kingdom. After Italy's withdrawal in September 1943, the village came under the control of Nazi Germany, which was sided with the Albanian nationalist and anti-communist Balli Kombëtar, to resist Albanian and Yugoslav communist forces. Macedonian partisans took over the village in 1944 and forced village men to fight for them.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Rečane had 683 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 664
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 18
- Macedonians 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1054 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 1038
- Others 16
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Rečane was inhabited by 1353 Muslim Albanians.[5]
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 81 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[6]
Sports
Local football club KF Përparimi have played in the Macedonian Third League.