Strimnica
Strimnica 
    Стримница Strimnicë / Strimnajcë  | |
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Village  | |
![]() Strimnica Location within North Macedonia  | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′N 21°02′E / 41.967°N 21.033°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | |
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| Population  (2021)  | |
 • Total  | 1,937 | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Car plates | TE | 
| Website | . | 
Strimnica (Macedonian: Стримница, Standard Albanian: Strimnicë, Gheg Albanian: Strimnajcë) is a village in the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia.
History
Strimnica is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 35 Christian households, 2 bachelors and 4 widows.[1]
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Strimnica (Stromeshnica) exhibits Slavic Orthodox anthroponomy.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Strimnica had 1,937 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 1,862
 - Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 74
 - Others 1
 
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,422 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 2,404
 - Macedonians 2
 - Others 16
 
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Strimnica was inhabited by 563 Muslim Albanians.[5]
References
- ^ Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
 - ^ Sokoloski, Metodija; Stojanovski, Aleksandar (1971). ТУРСКИ ДОКУМЕНТИ ЗА ИСТОРИЈАТА НА МАКЕДОНСКИОТ НАРОД - ОПШИРЕН ПОПИСЕН ДЕФТЕР (1467-1468 година). Државен архив на Македонија. p. 309. 
The names are: Milosh, priest; Miladin Srbin; Tonke Miladin; Mihail Rasko; Nikola Milan; priest David; Milosh Krume; Tonke Dimitri; Stepan Kraislav; Todor Kraislav; Venko Milcho...
 - ^ "Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021". PxWeb.
 - ^ 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. 102.
 - ^ "Ethnic/religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures". pop-stat.mashke.org.
 
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