Leskë
Leska
Леска, Lajthizë | |
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 Panoramic views of the villages Leska and Pustec (forefront is Leska) | |
.svg)  Leska | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′40″N 20°53′20″E / 40.77778°N 20.88889°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Pustec |
| Municipal unit | Pustec |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 350 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Leska (Bulgarian/Macedonian: Леска) is a village in the Pustec Municipality which is within the officially recognised Macedonian minority zone[1][failed verification][2][failed verification] located in the Korçë County in Albania.[3][4] Leska is situated west of Lake Prespa, near the village of Pustec. The village is composed of ethnic Macedonians,[5][failed verification] which form part of the larger Macedonian minority in Albania.[6][dead link][7][failed verification]
Name
In early 20th century scholarly works of Selishchev, Jaranov and Vasmer, the village placename is given as Leska, while Kanchov gives the form Ljaitiza which stems from the Albanian word Lajthi meaning hazelnut.[8] The toponym Leska is topographic referring to Hazel trees.[8]
History
In 1939, on behalf of 15 Bulgarian houses in Leska Lazo Traykov signed a request by the local Bulgarians to the Bulgarian tsaritsa Giovanna requesting her intervention for the protection of the Bulgarian people in Albania - at that time an Italian protectorate.[9]
Demographics
The "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne" survey by Dimitar Mishev (D. Brankov) concluded that village had 120 Bulgarian Exarchists residents in 1905.[10]
A 2007 estimate put the village population around 300 to 350 residents.[11]
In 2013, the village's official name was changed back from "Lajthizë" to "Leska".[12]
People from Leska
- Sotir Risto (1974 - ), poet[13]
References
- ^ https://minorityrights.org/minorities/macedonians/
- ^ https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/aree/Albania/Albania-and-minorities-21393
- ^ Law nr. 115/2014 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Census Data". INSTAT. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Xhaxho, Manjola (2007). Minority Rights and the Republic of Albania: Missing the Implementation (Thesis). Faculty of Law, Lund University.
- ^ "Census 2011 Data: Resident population by ethnic and cultural affiliation". The Institute of Statistics of Republic of Albania. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://open.data.al/en/lajme/lajm/lang/en/id/673/Minorities-in-Albania
- ^ a b Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 143.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) "Леска... Во насловниот облик е забележена кај Селишчев (op. cit, 1), Јаранов и Фасмер (с. 192: Λέσκα), додека што К'нчов е запишана како Ляаитиза (алб. lajthi 'лешник'). Име е примарно, топографско, рамно на апел. Леска." - ^ Елдъров, Светозар. Българите в Албания 1913-1939. Изследване и документи, София, 2000, стр. 324-326.Template:Bg icon
- ^ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 170-171. (in French)
- ^ Belo, Raki. Селищни имена в Мала Преска - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, №3, стр.135.
- ^ "Pas Pustecit, edhe 7 fshatra të Korçës me emertime maqedonase" (in Albanian). Info Arkiv. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sterjovski, Vasil (26 May 2010). "Нов роман на Сотир Ристо". Retrieved 4 June 2014.
Subdivisions of Pustec Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Pustec | ||
| Administrative Unit of Pustec |
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