Arbasanci (Macedonian: Арбасанци) is a village in the municipality of Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia.

Arbasanci
Арбасанци
Village
Arbasanci is located in North Macedonia
Arbasanci
Arbasanci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°53′25″N 22°05′05″E / 41.8903°N 22.0847°E / 41.8903; 22.0847
Country North Macedonia
Region Vardar
Municipality Sveti Nikole
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
1
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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It is home of a barely excavated archaeological site.

Name

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The name is derived from the medieval ethnonym of Albanians, Arban.[1]

Demographics

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On the 1927 ethnic map of Leonhard Schulze-Jena, the village is written as "Arabasanci" and shown as without an ethnic marker.[2] According to the 2002 census, the village had 1 inhabitant.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Murati, Qemal (2011). "Gjuha e humbur: Vëzhgime historike, linguistike, onomastike dhe folklorike rreth shqiptarëve ortodoksë në etnoregjionin e Rekës së Epërme të Mavrovës [Lost Language: Historical, Linguistic, Onomastic and Folkloric observations about the Orthodox Albanians in ethno-region of Upper Reka in Mavrovo]". Studime Albanologjike. 3: 89.
  2. ^ Schultze Jena, Leonhard. Makedonien: Landschafts- und Kulturbilder. Jena, Verlag von Gustav Fischer, 1927
  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. 314.