Vrapčište
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
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Vrapčište (Macedonian: ⓘ, Turkish: Vrapçişte, Albanian: Vrapçisht) is a village and seat of the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia.
Vrapčište
Врапчиште Vrapçisht Vrapçişte | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Vrapčište Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′02″N 20°53′07″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Vrapčište |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4,003 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GV |
| Website | . |
History
Vrapčište is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 240 Christian households, two widows and 17 bachelors.[1]
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Vrapčište exhibits predominantly Orthodox Christian Slavic and minority Albanian anthroponyms.[2]
According to the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Vrapčište (Vrapchista) was inhabited by 1300 Turks, 325 Christian Bulgarians, 165 Muslim Albanians and 50 Romani.[3]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Vrapčište had 4,003 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]
- Turks 2,765
- Albanians 912
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 203
- Macedonians 118
- Others 5
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,874 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
- Turks 2,899
- Albanians 1,777
- Macedonians 172
- Others 26
Sports
Local football club FK Vrapčište plays in the OFS Gostivar league. Besart Abdurahimi is originally from Vrapčište.[6]
