Urvič, Bogovinje
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
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Urvič (Macedonian: Урвич, Albanian: Urviç) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.
Urvič
Урвич Urviç | |
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Village | |
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  Urvič Location within Republic of Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°57′N 20°54′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Bogovinje |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 746 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Urvič appears as being inhabited by Orthodox Christian Slavic population.[1]
According to the data gathered by the Serbian geographer and anthropologist Jovan Trifunoski, the inhabitants of the village are of Slavic Macedonian and Albanian origin.[2] Today, most of the inhabitants self-identify as Turks.
Demographics
Urvič is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 100 Christian households, 4 bachelors and 9 widows.[3]
Urvič, along with Jelovjane is one of two Gorani villages located in North Macedonia. The inhabitants speak the Gora dialect of Eastern South Slavic.[4][5][6][7]
As of the 2021 census, Urvič had 746 residents with the following ethnic composition:[8]
- Turks 627
- Albanians 101
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10
- Others 8
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 756 inhabitants.[9] Ethnic groups in the village include:[9]
- Turks 640
- Albanians 113
- Macedonians 1
- Serbs 6
- Others 2
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Urvič was inhabited by 987 Muslim Albanians.[10]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Urvič was inhabited by 360 Muslim Bulgarians.[11]
