Raotince
Raotince (Macedonian: Раотинце) is a village located about 10 miles (14 km) northeast from the city of Tetovo in Jegunovce Municipality, North Macedonia.
Raotince
Раотинце | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Raotince Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Jegunovce |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 565 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
History
West of present-day Raotince is the Late Antiquity archaeological site Arbino, a former village from which many archaeological remains have been excavated.[1] Its etymological formation stems from the old South Slavic ethnonym for Albanians, Arban.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 565 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians: 559
- Albanians: 4
- Serbs: 1
- others: 1
References
- Српски етнографски зборник (in Serbian) (90-91 ed.). Српска академија наука и уметности. 1976.
- Murati, Qemal (2011). "SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË "ENCIKLOPEDINË MAQEDONASE" - TRILLIMET DHE REALITETI". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 249.
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 245.
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