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Berikovo

Coordinates: 41°38′N 21°00′E / 41.633°N 21.000°E / 41.633; 21.000
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Berikovo
Бериково
Berikovë
Village
Berikovo is located in North Macedonia
Berikovo
Berikovo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°38′N 21°00′E / 41.633°N 21.000°E / 41.633; 21.000
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
34
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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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

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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

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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]

References

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  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. ^ 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. 149.