Belovište (Macedonian: Беловиште), until 1945 Golemo Turčane (Macedonian: Големо Турчане, Albanian: Turçan i Madh) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

Belovište Беловиште Turçan i Madh
Village
Village streetscape
Belovište Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°46′32″N 20°56′08″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Gostivar
Population  (2002)
• Total	2,267
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	GV
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History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Golemo Turčane appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are:: Gjon Arbanas (t.Arnaut); Daba, son of Gjon; Nikolla, son of Mir-o; Jeni, son of Mir-o-; Mir-o, the son of Boja; Dimitri, son of Stala; Stepan, son of Gjon; Petko, son of Gjon; Simon, son of Nikolla; Gjon, son of Kalogjer; Bozha, son of Kalogjer; widow Kalina; and widow Mara.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2267 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

• Albanians 1418
• Macedonians 832
• Romani 5
• Bosniaks 1
• Others 11

References

External links

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