Lomnica, Vrapčište

Lomnica
Ломница
Llomnicë
Village
Lomnica is located in North Macedonia
Lomnica
Lomnica
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°53′43″N 20°49′58″E / 41.89528°N 20.83278°E / 41.89528; 20.83278
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Vrapčište
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
118
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesGV
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Lomnica (Macedonian: Ломница, Albanian: Llomnicë) is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Lomnica appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Andreja, son of Gjon; Aleska, his brother; Gjon, son of Lazor; Gjon, son of Leka; Nikolla, son of Matosh; Dabziv, poor; the widow of Gjon; Gjini, son of Petro; Bojk-o, son of Gjon; Luka, son of Gjon; Nikolla, son of Gjergj; Petro, son of Gjerjg; Bogdan, son of Tanush; Nikolla, son of Tanush; Andreja, son of Andre; Stojko, son of Andre; Gjon, son of Niko; Gjuro, son of Niko; Rajk-o, the son of Tano.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Lomnica had 118 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Albanians 93
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 25

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 574 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Lomnica was inhabited by 463 Muslim Albanians.[4]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Lomnica was inhabited by 166 Мuslim Albanians.[5]

References

  1. ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. ^ 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. 143.
  4. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
  5. ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.