Berikovo

Berikovo Бериково Berikovë
Village
Berikovo Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°38′N 21°00′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Kičevo
Population  (2021)
• Total	34
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	KI
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Berikovo (Macedonian: Бериково, Albanian: Berikovë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.

History

During the period of 1912-1913, members the Serbian army massacred 6 Albanian elders from the village, with local inhabitants claiming a larger figure. After the capture of the village by Partisan forces in the autumn of 1944, a further 11 Albanian men were massacred.[1]

Demographics

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 7 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Berikovo was inhabited by a total of 235 Muslim Albanians.[3]

As of the 2021 census, Berikovo had 34 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]

• Albanians (30)
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources (4)

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 168 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]

• Albanians (168)

References

1. Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 50, 105-106. ISBN 9789989143373.
2. Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
3. "Ethnic/religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
4. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
5. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.