Kuratica

Kuratica
Kuratica
Village
	Куратица
	View of the village
	Nickname(s): Курајца
	Kuratica Location within North Macedonia
	Coordinates: 41°14′31″N 20°53′26″E / 41.24194°N 20.89056°ECoordinates: 41°14′31″N 20°53′26″E / 41.24194°N 20.89056°E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Ohrid
Population (2002)
• Total	326
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	OH
Website	.

Kuratica (Macedonian: Куратица) or slang Kurajca (Macedonian: Курајца) 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.^[1] The village is located near a fast running mountain stream.^[1]

Demographics[]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 326 inhabitants.^[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[2]

Macedonians 326

Notable People[]

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- Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO^[3]

~Father & Son~ (Not related to )

- Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 96. "По секоја веројатност, името е романско. образувано со суф. -ица од придавката curát "бистар, брз, чист"). Селото се наоѓа близу до еден брз планински поток."
^ ^a ^b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 118.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ https://www.arhiv.gov.mk/index.php?m=1&p=102&t=0

External links[]

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[Wlodzimierz96-1] Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 96. "По секоја веројатност, името е романско. образувано со суф. -ица од придавката curát "бистар, брз, чист"). Селото се наоѓа близу до еден брз планински поток."

[Statisticaloffice-2] Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 118.

[arhiv.gov.mk-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ https://www.arhiv.gov.mk/index.php?m=1&p=102&t=0

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v t Ohrid Municipality
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Villages	Dolno Konjsko Dolno Lakočerej Elšani Gorno Lakočerej Kosel Kuratica Lagadin Leskoec Livoišta Ljubaništa Orman Peštani Plakje Rača Ramne Sirula Skrebatno Sveti Stefan Sviništa Trpejca Vapila Velestovo Velgošti Zavoj