Popovjani


Popovjani is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It was previously in Oslomej Municipality until that municipality was merged into Kičevo Municipality.

History

During the period of 1912-1913, members the Serbian army led by chetnik Mikajle Brodski massacred a total of 46 Albanians in the village. The bodies were buried in mass graves.

Demographics

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 20 houses, excluding bachelors.
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Popovjani was inhabited by a total of 193 Muslim Albanians and 120 Serbs.
As of the 2021 census, Popovjani had 142 residents with the following ethnic composition:
  • Albanians 135
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 6
  • Macedonians 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 399 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: