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Lavci

Coordinates: 41°00′53″N 21°18′09″E / 41.01472°N 21.30250°E / 41.01472; 21.30250
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Lavci
Лавци
Village
Air view of the village
Air view of the village
Lavci is located in North Macedonia
Lavci
Lavci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°00′53″N 21°18′09″E / 41.01472°N 21.30250°E / 41.01472; 21.30250
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Bitola
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
338
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Lavci is a village in the Bitola Municipality, North Macedonia near the city of Bitola.[1] It is located on Baba mountain connecting with Bitola with the road "Lavchanski pat" (Лавчански пат).

Demographics

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Lavci is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. A majority of names attested bore mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gon, son of Gin, Dedie Vlash, Petko Gin among others.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 338 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ Lavci at GEOnet Names Server
  2. ^ Murati, Qemal (2022). "EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 16–17. VLLASHCI Martin, i biri i Kosta-s; Gon, i biri i Gin-it; Petko Gin; Jandro, i biri i Dedie-s; Dedie Vlash; Belçe, i biri i Gon-it; Veliçko, i biri i Dedie-s; Genko, i biri i Dedie-s; Martin, vëllai i Mekshe-s; Ugiç, vëllai i Niksha-s; Ugiç, i biri i Niksha-s; Muzak, i biri i Çerp-it; Nikolla, i biri i Dimitri-t; Dimitri, dhëndri i Dimçe-s; Nikolla, i biri i Dimitri-t.
  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. 71.