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Raotince
Раотинце | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°04′N 21°09′E / 42.067°N 21.150°E | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Polog |
Municipality | Jegunovce |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 565 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Car plates | TE |
Website | . |
Raotince ( Macedonian: Раотинце) is a village located about 10 miles (14 km) northeast from the city of Tetovo in Jegunovce Municipality, North Macedonia.
West of present-day Raotince is the Late Antiquity archaeological site Arbino, a former village from which many archaeological remains have been excavated. [1] Its etymological formation stems from the old South Slavic ethnonym for Albanians, Arban. [2]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 565 inhabitants. [3] Ethnic groups in the village include: [3]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Raotince was inhabited by 360 Orthodox Bulgarians. [4]