Gorna Goricë (Albanian: Gorna Gorica; Macedonian/Bulgarian: Горна Горица), previously officially known as Goricë e Madhe, is a village in the Pustec Municipality which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone[1] located in the Korçë County in Albania.[2] It is situated west of Lake Prespa and the village of Tuminec, and northwest of the village of Dolna Gorica. The village is composed of ethnic Macedonians,[3] which form part of the larger Macedonian minority in Albania.[4]
Gorna Goricë
Gorna Gorica Goricë e Madhe Горна Горица | |
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.svg)  Gorna Goricë | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′39″N 20°54′10″E / 40.89417°N 20.90278°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Pustec |
| Municipal unit | Pustec |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 515 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editGorna Gorica is a proposed location of the ancient fortified settlement of Pelion.[5]
In the late 19th century, the village came under the Bulgarian Exarchate. The village had 33 houses and 404 Bulgarian Orthodox Christian residents at that time.[6][better source needed] The "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne" survey by Bulgarian Exarchate secretary Dimitar Mishev (D. Brankov) concluded that village had 360 Bulgarian Exarchists residents in 1905.[7] In March 1933, Albania deported 150 Bulgarian families from the village, after the Albanian side refused to ratify the Albanian-Bulgarian protocol of 1932.[8]
In 2013, the village's official name was changed from "Goricë e Madhe" to "Gorna Gorica".[9]
Demographics
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 285 |
| 1926 | 511 (with Dolna Gorica) |
| 1945 | 201 |
| 1960 | 329 |
| 1969 | 369 |
| 1979 | 406 |
| 1989 | 489 |
| 2000 | 515 [1] |
According to Bulgarian sources, including research by a Bulgarian scientist from Albania, the local inhabitants have Bulgarian roots.[10][11]
Culture
editThe Church of Saint Demetrius in Gorna Goricë dates from the second half of the 19th century. Restoration work began on the church in 2023.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Macedonians". 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zindel, Christian; Lippert, Andreas; Lahi, Bashkim; Kiel, Machiel (2018). Albanien: Ein Archäologie- und Kunstführer von der Steinzeit bis ins 19. Jahrhundert (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. p. 401. ISBN 9783205200109.
- ^ Българите в Албания I част Archived 2009-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 168-169. (in French)
- ^ Paskal, Milo. Albania and the Balkan Entente. Balkan Studies 39 (1). Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1998. p. 111
- ^ "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.
- ^ Бело Раки (Belo, Raki). Селищни имена в Мала Преспа - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, № 3, с. 134.
- ^ Българите в района на Корча и Мала Преспа (Албания) - съвременна картина, Балканистичен Форум, 2005, №1-3, с. 113-129 (Pashova, Anastasija. Bulgarians in the region of Korcha and Mala Prespa (Albania) nowadays, Balcanistic forum, 2005, issue No: 1-3, pp. 113-129.)
- ^ Vera Todorovska (1 May 2023). "Почна санацијата на ѕидовите на црквата "Свети Димитрија" во Горна Горица" [Rehabilitation work began on the walls of the Church of Saint Demetrius in Gorna Gorica]. Debar: MIA.mk.
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