Kuratica


Kuratica or slang Kurajca is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kosel.

Name

The placename Kuratica is possibly an Aromanian toponym derived from the word curát meaning clear, fast, clean alongside the suffix ica. The village is located near a fast running mountain stream.

Demographics

According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 395 inhabitants lived in Kuratica, all Bulgarian Christians.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 326 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: