Kolibari
Kolibari (Macedonian: Колибари, Albanian: Kolibarë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality.
History
Kolibari contains two archaeological sites: Roman-era graves and a necropolis from the Middle Ages.
During the period of 1912–1913, members of the Serbian army massacred a total of 6 Albanian men from the village. Communist Partisan forces later killed 5 more Albanians in 1944 and burned the village, leading to an outbreak of typhus that resulted in the deaths of 37 inhabitants.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Kolibari had 355 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- Albanians 338
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 17
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 742 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Albanians 742
References
- ^ Dimče, Kočo (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. Skopje: MANU. ISBN 9789989101069
- ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 68-, 145. ISBN 9789989143373.
- ^ 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. 103.
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