Novo Selo (Macedonian: Ново Село, Albanian: Novosellë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej. The etymology of the village comes from Slavic languages meaning new village, Novo Selo.
Novo Selo
Ново Село Novosellë | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Novo Selo Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′12″N 21°03′10″E / 41.58667°N 21.05278°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 38 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | . |
History edit
After the capture of the village by Partisan forces in the autumn of 1944, 16 Albanian men, women and children were massacred by the incoming communist forces.[1]
Demographics edit
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Novo Selo was inhabited by a total of 260 Muslim Albanians, 58 Serbs, 26 Bulgarians.[2]
As of the 2021 census, Novo Selo had 38 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 36
- Macedonians 1
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 143 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 141
- Macedonians 2
References edit
- ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 111-113. ISBN 9789989143373.
- ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ 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.
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