Kuratica

Kuratica
Village
Куратица
Kuratica
Location within Republic of Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°14′31″N 20°53′26″E / 41.24194°N 20.89056°E / 41.24194; 20.89056Coordinates: 41°14′31″N 20°53′26″E / 41.24194°N 20.89056°E / 41.24194; 20.89056
Country Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Ohrid municipality
Statistical region Southwestern Statistical Region
Population (2002)
 • Total 326
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates OH
Website .

Kuratica (Macedonian: Куратица) is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia.

Name

The placename Kuratica is possibly an Aromanian toponym derived from the word curát meaning clear, fast, clean alongside the suffix ica.[1] The village is located near a fast running mountain stream.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 326 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 96. "По секоја веројатност, името е романско. образувано со суф. -ица од придавката curát "бистар, брз, чист"). Селото се наоѓа близу до еден брз планински поток."
  2. 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. 118.

See also

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