Manastirsko Dolenci
Manastirsko Dolenci      Манастирско Доленци  | |
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![]() Manastirsko Dolenci Location within North Macedonia  | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′20″N 20°56′43″E / 41.472169°N 20.945171°E | |
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| Population  (2002)  | |
 • Total  | 109 | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
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Manastirsko Dolenci (Macedonian: Манастирско Доленци) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Drugovo Municipality. It is home to the 14th-century Kičevo Monastery.
History
Manastirsko Dolenci is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 44 households.[1]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Manastirsko Dolenci was inhabited by a total of 228 Bulgarians.[2]
There are nine archaeological sites within Manastrisko Dolenci.[3] One of these is the former settlement called Arbanaški, literally meaning Albanian, from which archaeological remains have been excavated.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 109 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
- Macedonians 108
 - Serbs 1
 
References
- ^ Jovan, Trifunoski (1968). "СТАРОСТ СЕЛА КИЧЕВСКЕ КОТЛИНЕ". Glasnik: 120.
 - ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
 - ^ Смиљанић Тома, Кичевија, Српски етнолошки зборник 51, Насеља српских земаља 28, Београд 1935.
 - ^ Murati, Qemal (2011). "SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË "ENCIKLOPEDINË MAQEDONASE" - TRILLIMET DHE REALITETI". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 249.
 - ^ 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. 236.
 
 

