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Begnište

Coordinates: 41°22′03″N 21°59′51″E / 41.367582°N 21.997472°E / 41.367582; 21.997472
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Begnište
Бегниште
Village
Begnište is located in North Macedonia
Begnište
Begnište
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°22′03″N 21°59′51″E / 41.367582°N 21.997472°E / 41.367582; 21.997472
Country North Macedonia
Region Vardar
Municipality Kavadarci
Population
 (2002)
 • Total369
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Begnište (Macedonian: Бегниште) is a village in the municipality of Kavadarci, North Macedonia.

Demographics

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According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900 the settlement is recorded as "Begništa" in which 860 inhabitants lived, all Cristian Bulgarians.[1] On the 1927 ethnic map of Leonhard Schulze-Jena, the village is written as "Beglišta" and shown as a Christian Bulgarian village.[2] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 369 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Etymology

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The name of the village of Begnište derives from the combination of the word Beg which is the Turkic title for a chieftain, and the suffix (n)iste.

References

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  1. ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 154
  2. ^ Schultze Jena, Leonhard. Makedonien: Landschafts- und Kulturbilder. Jena, Verlag von Gustav Fischer, 1927
  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. 108.