Kuratica
Village in Southwestern, North Macedonia
41°14′31″N 20°53′26″E / 41.24194°N 20.89056°E / 41.24194; 20.89056
North Macedonia
Southwestern
Ohrid (2002)
Kuratica (Macedonian: Куратица) or slang Kurajca (Macedonian: Курајца) is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kosel.
Name
The placename Kuratica is possibly an Aromanian toponym derived from the word curát meaning clear, fast, clean alongside the suffix ica.[1] The village is located near a fast running mountain stream.[1]
Demographics
According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 395 inhabitants lived in Kuratica, all Bulgarian Exarchists.[2]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 326 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 326
Notable People
~Avramoski Brothers~
Eftim Trenev Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Najde Janev Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Vidan Stevanovski Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Lambe Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
~Father & Son~ (Not related to Avramoski Brothers)
Cvetko Petrev Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Risto Cvetkov Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Sandre Dimov Koleski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Veljan Ivanov Georgievski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Risto Stepanov Andreski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 96. "По секоја веројатност, името е романско. образувано со суф. -ица од придавката curát "бистар, брз, чист"). Селото се наоѓа близу до еден брз планински поток."
- ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 252
- ^ 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. 118.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "ДАРСМ". www.arhiv.gov.mk. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09.
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