Boletin (Macedonian: Болетин) is an abandoned village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostušе, North Macedonia.
Boletin
Болетин | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 View of the remnants of the village | |
  Boletin Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°39′27″N 20°36′06″E / 41.65750°N 20.60167°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality | [[File:Coat of arms of Mavrovo and Rostušе Municipality.svg|15px]] Mavrovo and Rostušе |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
History
editDue to uprisings in the Upper Reka region, Boletin was burned down by Serbian and Bulgarian forces between 1912 and 1916.[1]
Demographics
editBoletin (Nulitin) is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the ziamet of Reka which was under the authority of Karagöz Bey. The village had a total of five households and the anthroponyms recorded depict an exclusively Albanian character: Orogan Reçi, Kolë Reçi, Progon Sunda, Kola son of Budin, and Kolë Reçi.[2]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Boletin was inhabited by 332 Muslim Albanians.[3] The 1948 Yugoslav census recorded 340 people in the village, all Albanians. The 1953 Yugoslav census recorded 390 people, of whom 201 were Macedonians, 176 Turks and 9 Albanians. The 1961 Yugoslav census which at that time was inhabited by 15 people, all Turks. The 1961 census marks the last time inhabitants were registered in the settlement.[4] In the second half of the 20th century the village was populated by a Torbeš community.[5]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 0 inhabitants.[6]
References
edit- ^ Osmani 2012, p. 9."Tërnica, Reçi, Boletini, Dëbova, Strezimiri, Zavojska dhe Shtirovica deri në vitin 1916 u dogjën nga serbët dhe bullgarët. [Tërnica, Reçi, Boletini, Dëbova, Strezimiri, Zavojska and Shtirovica until 1916 were burned by Serbs and Bulgarians.]"
- ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 123.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
- ^ Sherafedin Kaso (2005). The settlements with Muslim population in Macedonia. Logos-A. p. 42. ISBN 978-9989-58-155-7.
- ^ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p. 214. "Само со Торбеши се населени денеска Жировница, Видуше, Болетин, Аџиефци, Присојница, Скудриње, Горно Косоврасти (во Река),..."
- ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 166.
Sources
edit- Osmani, Edibe Selimi (2012). Veshja autoktone e femrave të Rekës së Epërme [Authentic clothing of women from Reka e Epërme]. Skopje: Arbëria design. ISBN 9789989578281.
