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Dračevo, Skopje

Suburb in Kisela Voda, Skopje, North Macedonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Dračevo (Macedonian: Драчево) is a suburb in the municipality of Kisela Voda, North Macedonia. It is a suburb of Skopje and one of the first major settlements in that region and has a fully developed socio-economical life. It is located 10 km south-east from the center of the city of Skopje.

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Demographics

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According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Dračevo appears as being inhabited by mixed Slavic-Albanian Orthodox population. Some families had a mixed anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.[1]

According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 1180 inhabitants lived in Dračevo, all Bulgarian Exarchists.[2]

According to the Secretary of the Bulgarian Exarchate Dimitar Mišev ("La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne"), in 1905 there were 1080 Bulgarians in Dračevo, labelled by him as exarchists.[3]

In his 1927 map of Macedonia, German explorer Leonhard Schultze-Jena shows Dračevo as Bulgarian.[4]

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National costume of Dracevo, Skopje, 1930's

According to the 2002 census, the suburb had a total of 10605 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the suburb include:[5]

Nearby the suburb Dračevo is the village of Dračevo, a rural extension of the settlement. According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 8641 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]

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Economy

The local economy is modestly developed but holds significant potential for further growth, primarily due to its proximity to Skopje, access to a railway station, close highway connections, and reliable water supply.

Educational institutions

Dračevo has three primary schools: Rayko Zhinzifov, Kliment Ohridski, and Kuzman Šapkarev Primary School.

Sports

There are two football clubs "FK Dračevo" and "SSK" and the basketball clubs KK Angeli & KK Dracevo.

The team handball club RK Dračevo plays in the Macedonian Handball Super League for the 2011–12 season.

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