Zagračani
Zagračani (Macedonian: Заграчани, Albanian: Zagraçan) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.
Demographics
The village of Zagračani is inhabited by Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians and speak the Tosk Albanian dialect. Amidst the Albanian population of Zagračani are a few Macedonian Muslim families originating from the villages of Oktisi and Podgorci who now speak Albanian.
As of the 2021 census, Zagračani had 736 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- 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:
- Albanians: 1,071 (99.62%)
- Macedonians: 1 (0.09%)
- Others: 3 (0.27%)
Sports
Local football club KF Liria plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
