Bardovci (Macedonian: Бардовци) is a village in the municipality of Karpoš, North Macedonia.

Bardovci
Бардовци
Village
Село Бардовци
Neighborhood in Bardovci, North Macedonia, 2012
Neighborhood in Bardovci, North Macedonia, 2012
Bardovci is located in North Macedonia
Bardovci
Bardovci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°01′36″N 21°22′33″E / 42.02667°N 21.37583°E / 42.02667; 21.37583
Country North Macedonia
Region Skopje
Municipality Karpoš
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,291
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesSK

Name

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The name of the village is derived from a proto-Albanian substrate from the form Bard-Bardh (white) alongside the Slavic suffix - "ovci".[1][2]

Demographics

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According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Bardovci appears as being inhabited by a Muslim population. The household heads' names are: Ali servant of Halil, Musa son of Abdullah, Ajdin servant of Haxhi Bula, Shahin son of Abdullah.[3]

As of the 2021 census, Bardovci had 2,291 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]

  • Macedonians 2,075
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 109
  • Serbs 42
  • Others 65

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,472 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]

Sports

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Local football club FK Lepenec has played in the Macedonian Third League twice.

References

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  1. ^ Ivić, Pavle (1987). Zbornik Šeste jugoslovenske onomastičke konferencije. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 567. ISBN 9788670250758. "Smatramo das u od osnove bard- (bardh) nastali i toponimi Bardovce (kod Skoplja)"
  2. ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 179. "Përveç vendbanimeve të lartpërmendura me etnonimin arban-alban, në defterët e shek. XV janë regjistruar edhe disa toponime tjera parasllave: vendbanimi mesjetar Bardofci,[41] i Shkupit i sajuar mbi substratin arban, nga Bard-Bardh-ofci i protoshqipes."; p. 213. "[41]. BOA, Rumeli tahrir defteri nr.12, Turski dokumenti- opsiren popisen defter od XV vek, tom III, Shkup 1976, f.176. TD. No-4, f.437."
  3. ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 20. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  5. ^ 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. 63.
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