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Nerezi

Coordinates: 41°20′22″N 20°36′11″E / 41.33944°N 20.60306°E / 41.33944; 20.60306
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Nerezi
Нерези
Village
Panoramic view of the village
Panoramic view of the village
Nerezi is located in North Macedonia
Nerezi
Nerezi
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°20′22″N 20°36′11″E / 41.33944°N 20.60306°E / 41.33944; 20.60306
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Struga
Elevation
870 m (2,850 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
213
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesSU
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Nerezi (Macedonian: Нерези) is a village in North Macedonia, located in the Struga municipality near in the Drimkol region.[1]

History

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Nerezi (Nizazi) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the vilayet of Dulgobrda. The settlement had a total of 6 households with the anthroponymy attested mostly being Slavic in character with Albanian anthroponyms only being present in 1 (e.g., Mirush Duriz).[2] Nerezi (Nerec) is again recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1583 as a village in the vilayet of Dulgobrda. The settlement had a total of 26 households with the anthroponymy attested being mostly Slavic in character, with Albanian anthroponyms forming a minority as well as displaying instances of Slavicisation (e.g., Petko Gjon-i, Gjorgo Gjergj, Petko Kurte etc.).[3]

Demographics

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The village is populated by 213 inhabitants of whom 212 are Macedonians. Today there are around hundred of houses and around hundred and twenty inhabitants living in the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Google Maps".
  2. ^ Gjoni, Z. & Përnezha, H. (2011). Dibra në Defterët Osmanë (1467, 1583), f.108. Tiranë: Botime M&B page 295
  3. ^ Gjoni, Z. & Përnezha, H. (2011). Dibra në Defterët Osmanë (1467, 1583), f.108. Tiranë: Botime M&B page 303