Country Macedonia Municipality Kumanovo Postal code 1308 Elevation 549 m | Region Northeastern Time zone CET (UTC+1) Car plates KU Population 43 (2002) | |
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Karabičane (Macedonian: Карабичане) is a village in northeastern Republic of Macedonia, in the municipality of Kumanovo. According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants.
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Map of Karabichane, Macedonia (FYROM)
Geography
The village is located in northernmost Macedonia, close to the Serbian border (3 kilometres). To the nearest city, it is 12 kilometres north of Kumanovo. Karabičane is situated in the historical region of Žegligovo, in the highland, on ca. 550 m above sea. East of the village is the Rujen mountain.
The cadastral area of Karabičane borders Sopot to the north, Suševo to the northeast, Četirce to the southeast, and Tabanovce to the southwest.
History
In the 19th century, it was part of the Ottoman kaza of Kumanovo. The village supported the Kumanovo Uprising (January 20–May 20, 1878).
In 1905, the village was inhabited by 144 Serbs adherent to the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, it had 43 inhabitants, the majority of whom declared as Serbs (86%), the rest as Macedonians (12%) and 1 Other. According to the 1994 census there were 51 Serbs and 2 Macedonians. The families are Eastern Orthodox Christian.