Lažec
Лажец
Luzeç
Village
Lažec is located in North Macedonia
Lažec
Lažec
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 40°55′N 21°23′E / 40.917°N 21.383°E / 40.917; 21.383
CountryNorth Macedonia
MunicipalityBitola Municipality
Statistical regionPelagonia Statistical Region
Population
 (2002)
 • Total302
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesBT
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Lažec (Macedonian: Лажец; Albanian: Luzeç) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia.

Demographics

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Lažec had families who displayed mixed Albanian and Slavic anthroponymy, with instances of individuals bearing both Slavic and Albanian names (e.g., Gjon Cvetko). The names are: Nikolla Muzak, Pejo Muzak, Lek-o, Arbanas (t.Arnaut), Todor Leko, Stojk-o Progon, Nikolla Gjin-i, Gjin Loja-o, Bard-i, Arbanas (t. Arnaut), Gjin Bard-i, Jovan Bard-i, Dimitri Bard-i Nikolla Arbanas (t. Arnaut), Dimitri Gjinguri, Pejo Gjinguri, Nikolla Gjinguri, Pron-ko, Progon-i, Miho Gjergj- i, Gjon Cvetko, Pejo Zoj-in, Gjurgjo-Zoin, Dimitri Kalojani, Petr Kaslojani, Dimitri Petro, Dimitri- Dojçe-in, Lazor (no patronym), Gjergj Miho.[1]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Lažec was inhabited by 340 Christian Bulgarians and 400 Muslim Albanians.[2]

According to the statistics of Geographers Dimitri Mitsev and D. M. Brancoff, the town had a total Christian population of 360 in 1905, of which all were Patriarchist Bulgarians.[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 302 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 25. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 236.
  3. ↑ Dimitri Mitsev and D. M. Brancoff, La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne, p. 166
  4. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 70.


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