Zagračani (Macedonian: Заграчани, Albanian: Zagraçan) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.[1]
Zagračani
Заграчани Zagraçan | |
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Village | |
 Zagračani | |
  Zagračani Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′29″N 20°37′42″E / 41.19139°N 20.62833°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Struga |
| Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 736 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +38946 |
| Car plates | SU |
| Website | . |
Demographics
editThe 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.[6] Ethnic groups in the village include:[6]
- Albanians: 1,071 (99.62%)
- Macedonians: 1 (0.09%)
- Others: 3 (0.27%)
Sports
editLocal football club KF Liria plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).
References
edit- ^ "Latest visited". makedonija.name. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ^ Murtishi, Kaim (2001). Ladorishti: Histori dhe Tradita. Asdreni. p. 53. "Ladorishti, Frëngova, Zagraçani dhe Kalishti fshatra toske"
- ^ Tuda, Shpresa (1977). "Të dhëna për zakonet e vdekjes dhe vajtimet në Strugë dhe rrethinë". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Folklor Dhe Etnologji. 5–7: 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".
- ^ Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 67. Archived from the original on 2024-08-25. Retrieved 2021-12-14. "Меѓу Албанците имаат неколку фамилии мусл. Македонци дојдени од. с. Октиси и Подгорци кои сега зборуваат албански."
- ^ "Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021". Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion Archived 2017-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 181.