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Debreše

Coordinates: 41°49′N 20°53′E / 41.817°N 20.883°E / 41.817; 20.883
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Debreše
Дебреше
Debresh
Village
Debreše is located in North Macedonia
Debreše
Debreše
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°49′N 20°53′E / 41.817°N 20.883°E / 41.817; 20.883
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Gostivar
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,859
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesGV

Debreše (Macedonian: Дебреше, Albanian: Debresh) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

History

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According to the 1467–68 Ottoman defter, Debreše appears as being largely inhabited by a Muslim Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Mitran, son of Kodra; Rajk-o, his son; Milosh, his son; Dabzhiv, son of Hamza; Gjorgj, son of Goga; Stepan, his brother; Dabzhiv, his son; Dosa, son of Ilije; Lala, his brother; Dona, son of Bud-i; Dimitri, son of Dibrashin; Nen-o, son of Gego; Dimitri, son of Gego; Jovan, son of Gego; Nik-o, son of Miltush; Jovan, his brother; Bojk-o, son of Gjon; Lazor, son of Dobri; Lazor, son of Nikolla; Rajk-o, son of Nikolla; Argjir, son of Rele; Tanush, son of Oliver; Nik-o, son of Lal-ush. [1]

Demographics

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As of the 2021 census, Debreše had 2,859 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Albanians 2,683
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 103
  • Macedonians 59
  • Others 14

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4847 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Sports

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The local football club KF Flamurtari Debresh plays in the Macedonian Third Football League.

References

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  1. ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 167–218.
  2. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 87.
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