The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 11 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[1]
The village contains the archaeological site Arbanasi, a village from Late Antiquity.[2] The name is derived from the old South Slavic ethnonym Arbanas, literally meaning Albanian, which suggests either direct linguistic contact with Albanians or the former presence of an Albanian community.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 31 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
The main village church, built in 1936, is dedicated to Saint Demetrius.[5]
References
^Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
^Dimče, Kočo (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. стр. 248, Скопје: МАНУ. ISBN 9789989101069
^Murati, Qemal (2011). "SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË "ENCIKLOPEDINË MAQEDONASE" -TRILLIMET DHE REALITETI". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 248. Arbanasi – katund i zhdukur në fshatin Atishtë të Kërçovës, të banuar tani me popullsi sllavomaqedonase
^Jelena Pavlovska, Наташа Nikjiforovikj и Ognen Kocevski (2011). Валентина Божиновска (ed.). Карта на верски објекти во Македонија (in Macedonian). Менора - Скопје: Комисија за односи во верските заедници и религиозните групи. ISBN978-608-65143-2-7.