Kuratica
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.
Kuratica  | |
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Village  | |
| Куратица | |
![]() View of the village  | |
| Nickname:  Курајца  | |
![]() Kuratica Location within North Macedonia  | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′31″N 20°53′26″E | |
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| Population  (2002)  | |
| • Total | 326 | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Car plates | OH | 
| Website | . | 
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 statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 395 inhabitants lived in Kuratica, all Bulgarian Exarchists.[2]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 326 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 326
 
Notable People
    
~Avramoski Brothers~
Eftim Trenev Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Najde Janev Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Vidan Stevanovski Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Lambe Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
~Father & Son~ (Not related to Avramoski Brothers)
Cvetko Petrev Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Risto Cvetkov Avramoski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Sandre Dimov Koleski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Veljan Ivanov Georgievski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
Risto Stepanov Andreski - Macedonian revolutionary from IMRO[4]
References
    
- 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."
 - Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 252
 - Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 118.
 - "ДАРСМ". www.arhiv.gov.mk. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09.
 
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