Brždani (Macedonian: Брждани) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Drugovo Municipality.

Brždani
Брждани
Village
Brždani is located in North Macedonia
Brždani
Brždani
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°26′39″N 20°55′02″E / 41.444299°N 20.917183°E / 41.444299; 20.917183
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2002)
 • Total162
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Demographics edit

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 4 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[1]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Brždani was inhabited by a total of 460 Bulgarians.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 162 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
  2. ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  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. 236.