Porodin (Macedonian: Породин, Albanian: Porodin) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Bistrica.
Porodin | |
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Village | |
Породин | |
Porodin Location within North Macedonia | |
Coordinates: 40°56′N 21°22′E / 40.933°N 21.367°E | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Pelagonia |
Municipality | Bitola |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 202 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Car plates | BT |
Website | . |
Porodin contains two major archaeological sites within its boundaries. Bara Tumba, a Neolithic settlement, was discovered in 1953 and its findings are kept at the Institute and Museum Bitola.[1] Veluška Tumba is also a Neolithic site.
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, the village had 68 houses, 4 bachelors and 8 widows. Some of the heads of families had traditional Albanian names, such as the following: Gjin Arnaut (t. Arbanas), Goja son of Vilan, Koja (Goja) son of Nikola, Koja son of Dragusha, Lazor Koja, Dimitri son of Koja ( Goja).[2]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Porodin was inhabited by 300 Christian Bulgarians and 190 Muslim Albanians.[3] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 202 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
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