Fališe
Fališe (Macedonian: Фалише) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia.
| Fališe Фалише | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
|   Fališe Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′48″N 21°3′0″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia | 
| Region |  Polog | 
| Municipality |  Tetovo | 
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) | 
| Population  (2021) | |
| • Total | 612 | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
History
    
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Fališe appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
The names are: Nilolla Arbanas (t.Arnaut); Mel-Milko, son of Nikolla; Harbat Arbanas (t. Arnaut); Nik-o, his son; Dik-o, son of Gjon; Stanisha, son of Marin; widow Prenka; Dushman, son of Vel-ko; Gjorgj-o, son of Marin.[1]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Fališe was inhabited by 112 Serbs, 79 Bulgarians and 9 Muslim Albanians.[2]
Demographics
    
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 612 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 552
- Albanians 37
- Serbs 5
- Others 18
| Year | Macedonian | Albanian | Turks | Romani | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Others | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 519 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 546 | 
| 2021 | 552 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 18 | 612 | 
References
    
- Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 112.
- http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
- Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
