Siničane

Siničane (Синичане, Siniçan) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.

History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Siničane appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Nikolla, son of Gjon; Gjon, son of Klajo-o; Gjon star (old man); Don-ko, his son; Nik-o, of Andre-ja; Ivan, son of Andre-ja-; Todor, his brother; Pal-lesh Todor, son of Zero-Ziro; Radoslav, son of Gjon; Nikola, son of Gjesh; Mihal, son of Dujak.

Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Siničane had 1,205 residents with the following ethnic composition:
 * Albanians 1,155
 * Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 50

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1472 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:


 * Albanians 1469
 * Others 3

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Siničane was inhabited by 576 Muslim Albanians.

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Siničane was inhabited by 220 Muslim Albanians.