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Village in Southwestern, North Macedonia
Zagračani Заграчани
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Village
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Coordinates: 41°11′29″N 20°37′42″E / 41.19139°N 20.62833°E / 41.19139; 20.62833
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Struga
Elevation684 m (2,244 ft)
Population
 • Total736
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+38946
Car platesSU
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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:

Sports

Local football club KF Liria plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).

References

  1. "Latest visited". makedonija.name. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  2. Murtishi, Kaim (2001). Ladorishti: Histori dhe Tradita. Asdreni. p. 53. "Ladorishti, Frëngova, Zagraçani dhe Kalishti fshatra toske"
  3. 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".
  4. 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."
  5. "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.
  6. ^ 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.
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