Premka
Premka
Премка Premkë | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Premka Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°33′N 21°02′E / 41.550°N 21.033°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 134 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | . |
Premka (Macedonian: Премка, Albanian: Premkë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.
History[edit]
During the period of 1912-1913, locals along with Chetnik members immolated 2 Albanian men from the village. After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 9 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.[1]
Demographics[edit]
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 77 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Premka was inhabited by a total of 274 Serbs, 68 Muslim Albanians and 60 Bulgarians.[3]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 134 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 108
- Macedonians 25
- Others 1
As of the 2021 census, Premka had 77 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]
- Albanians 71
- Macedonians 6
References[edit]
- ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 26-31, 136. ISBN 9789989143373.
- ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
- ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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