Zagračani Explained
Zagračani |
Native Name: | Заграчани Zagraçan |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southwestern |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Struga |
Elevation M: | 684 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 736 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | +38946 |
Website: | . |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | SU |
Zagračani (Macedonian: Заграчани, Albanian: Zagraçan) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.[1]
Demographics
The village of Zagračani is inhabited by Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians and speak the Tosk Albanian dialect.[2] [3] Amidst the Albanian population of Zagračani are a few Macedonian Muslim families originating from the villages of Oktisi and Podgorci who now speak Albanian.[4]
As of the 2021 census, Zagračani had 736 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]
- Albanians 719
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 17
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,075 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[6]
1,071 (99.62%)
1 (0.09%)
Sports
Local football club KF Liria plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).
Notes and References
- Web site: Latest visited. makedonija.name. 2016-03-21.
- Book: Murtishi, Kaim. Ladorishti: Histori dhe Tradita. 2001. Asdreni. 53. "Ladorishti, Frëngova, Zagraçani dhe Kalishti fshatra toske"
- Tuda. Shpresa. Të dhëna për zakonet e vdekjes dhe vajtimet në Strugë dhe rrethinë . Gjurmime Albanologjike: Folklor Dhe Etnologji. 5-7. 1977. 159. "Fshatrat e rrethinës së Strugës siç janë: Kalishti, Frengova, Ladorishti, Zagraçani dhe Shumi flasin në dialektin toskë, kurse në të gjithë fshatrat e tjerë flitet gegënishtja".
- Book: Włodzimierz, Pianka. Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. 1970. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". 67. "Меѓу Албанците имаат неколку фамилии мусл. Македонци дојдени од. с. Октиси и Подгорци кои сега зборуваат албански."
- https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 181.