Malesia, North Macedonia

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Ethnic composition of settlements in Malesia

Malesia (Macedonian: Малеcија, romanized: Malesija, Albanian: Malësia; also Struga Malesia, Macedonian: Струшка Малесија, romanized: Struška Malesija, Albanian: Malësia e Strugës) is a small region in the Upper Struga Municipality, in western North Macedonia, at the Golema River. It is inhabited by Orthodox Christians, as opposed to the settlements to the south, which are Muslim. Burinec and Selce used to be part of the Debar župa. The Karaorman Mountain is situated to the east of Ržanovo. The toponym Malesija is of Albanian origin from the word Malësi meaning a mountainous area or region.[1] During the period between 1960-1975, many inhabitants of Malesia migrated to Struga. In a 1903 document by the Cartographic Society of Sofia, the villages of Malesia were all registered with Albanian Orthodox majorities, but nowadays they have assimilated and identify as Macedonians.[2]

It contains these villages:

See also[]

  • Malesia, Albania

References[]

  1. ^ Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 59. "Име Малесија е од алб. потекло (Malësi 'планински крај')"
  2. ^ Dervishi, Nebi (2005). Etnokultura e Fushëgropës së Ohrit. Tetovo: Çabej. p. 175. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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