Držilovo

Držilovo
Village
Држилово
Držilovo
Location within Republic of Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°51′N 21°21′E / 41.850°N 21.350°E / 41.850; 21.350Coordinates: 41°51′N 21°21′E / 41.850°N 21.350°E / 41.850; 21.350
Country Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Sopište municipality
Statistical region Skopje Statistical Region
Population (2002)
 • Total 362
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates SK
Website .

Držilovo (Macedonian: Држилово) is a village in the municipality of Sopište, Republic of Macedonia.

History

During the great migration movements in Macedonia at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries, Macedonian Muslims left the Debar area for the central regions of Macedonia and established villages such as Držilovo located in the Skopje area.[1]

Demographics

Držilovo has traditionally been inhabited by a Macedonian Muslim (Torbeš) population.[1] In Držilovo, the language of the household and of daily communication is Macedonian.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 362 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p. 126. "Еден дел од торбешката група, кои на крајот на XVII век и во почетокот на XVIII-иот, во времето на големите миграциони движења во Македонија, ја напуштило старата територија (Дебарско) и се преселило во централните области на Македонија. Така се формирале шет торбешки села во Скопско (Пагаруша, Д. Количани, Држилово, Цветово, Елово, Умово) и две Велешко (Г. Врановци и Мелница)."
  2. ↑ Idrizi, Xhemaludin (2003). Mikrotoponimia e Karshikës së Shkupit [Microtoponyms of Skopje’s Karshiaka region. Skopje: Interdiskont. pp. 17, 52. ISBN 9989-815-37-2.
  3. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 174.
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