Karabičane

Karabičane (Macedonian: Карабичане) is a village in northeastern North Macedonia, in the municipality of Kumanovo. According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants.

Karabičane
Village
Karabičane
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°13′44″N 21°44′29″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Northeastern
Municipality Kumanovo
Elevation
549 m (1,801 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total43
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1308
Car platesKU

Geography

The village is located in northernmost North Macedonia, close to the Serbian border (3 kilometres). To the nearest city, it is 12 kilometres north of Kumanovo. Karabičane is situated in the historical region of Žegligovo, in the highland, on ca. 550 m above sea. East of the village is the Rujen mountain.

The cadastral area of Karabičane borders Sopot to the north, Suševo to the northeast, Četirce to the southeast, and Tabanovce to the southwest.

History

In the 19th century, it was part of the Ottoman kaza of Kumanovo. The village supported the Kumanovo Uprising (January 20–May 20, 1878).

In 1905, the village was inhabited by 144 Serbs adherent to the Patriarchate of Constantinople.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants, the majority of whom declared as Serbs (86%), the rest as Macedonians (12%) and 1 Other.[2] According to the 1994 census there were 51 Serbs and 2 Macedonians. The families are Eastern Orthodox Christian.

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References
  1. D. M. Brancoff (1905). La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne. Paris. pp. 126–127.
  2. "Macedonian census" (PDF). 2002: 179. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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