Bogovinje

Bogovinje (Macedonian: Боговиње^ⓘ; Albanian: Bogovinë /bɒgɒviːnə/) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is a seat of the Bogovinje municipality.

Bogovinje Боговиње Bogovinë
Village
View of the village
Bogovinje Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°55′24″N 20°54′48″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Bogovinje
Government
• mayor	Besnik Emshiu (BDI)
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,239
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1220
Vehicle registration	TE

History

Bogovinje is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 42 Christian households, 2 bachelors and 1 widow.^[1]

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Bogovinje exhibits a majority Orthodox Christian Slavic anthroponomy, alongside a minority of names belonging to the Albanian onomastic sphere.^[2]

Sports

The village also has a stadium home to FK Drita called Stadion Bogovinje.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Bogovinje had 5,239 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[3]

• Albanians 4,829
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 405
• Macedonians 1
• Others 4

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 6,328 inhabitants.^[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[4]

• Albanians 6,273
• Macedonians 1
• Romani 5
• Others 49

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Bogovinje was inhabited by 2,023 Muslim Albanians.^[5]

According to the Bulgarian scientific expedition during the First World War, Bogovinje was inhabited by 1,188 Pomaks.^[6]

According to the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Bogovinje was inhabited by 600 Muslim Albanians.^[7]