Tabanovce ( mk, Табановце; ) is a village located in the north of

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

, at the border with

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

, situated 8 km from the nearest town,

Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the largest municipality in the country. Kumanovo lies above sea level and is surrounded by the K ...

Geography

It is located in the north of

, at the border with

, situated 8 km from the nearest town,

History

* Fight in Tabanovce (1905)

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 910 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002)
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 130. *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

516 (56,7%) * Macedonians 205 (23,2%) * Albanians 177 (19,5%) *Others 12 (1,3%)

Culture

The unusual ending ''"-ce"'' (-це) as opposed to ''"-ci"'' (-ци) (''e.g.

Kavadarci Kavadarci ( mk, Кавадарци ) is a town in the Tikveš region of North Macedonia. In the heart of North Macedonia's wine country, it is home to the largest winery in Southeast Europe, named after the Tikveš plain. The town of Kavadarci is ...

'') reflects the local dialect, which is a form of

Torlakian Torlakian, or Torlak is a group of South Slavic dialects of southeastern Serbia, Kosovo, northeastern North Macedonia, and northwestern Bulgaria. Torlakian, together with Bulgarian and Macedonian, falls into the Balkan Slavic linguistic ar ...

, similar to what is spoken in Kumanovo, and by the

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

population of Preševo. * Kodža Mehmet Beg Mosque

References

External links

Villages in Kumanovo Municipality North Macedonia–Serbia border crossings Albanian communities in North Macedonia Serb communities in North Macedonia {{Kumanovo-geo-stub