Srpci

Srpci (Macedonian Cyrillic: Српци) is a village 12 kilometers away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Capari.

Srpci
Српци
Village
View of the village
Srpci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates:
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Bitola
Population
 (2002)
 • Total65
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Srpci (Serpça) appears as being exclusively inhabited by a 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: Jank-o Arbanas, Todor son of Janko (Arbanas), Bogdan son of Arbanash, Pejo son of Bogdan (Arbanash), Stanisha son of Fatmir, Dimitri son of Stanisha (Fatmir), Niko son of Fatmir, Burnik (Burr-nik) son of Pavli, Stala son of Burrnik.[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 65 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2][3]

Famous people born in the village of Srpci

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov, philosopher, pedagogue, mystic, and esotericist. A leading 20th-century teacher of Western Esotericism in Europe, he was a disciple of Peter Deunov, the founder of the Universal White Brotherhood.[4]

Galleri
  • Old primary school
  • Old houses
  • The village cemetery at the entrance to the village

References
  1. Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 25. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 – Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 188.
  3. "Srpci Bitola, Macedonia - Srpci Bitola | Srpci map".
  4. Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov


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