Atišta (Macedonian: Атишта) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Vraneštica Municipality.
Atišta | |
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Village | |
| Атишта | |
 Church of St. Dimitri, Atišta | |
  Atišta Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′18″N 21°02′20″E / 41.4216°N 21.0388°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 31 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | . |
History
editThe village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 11 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[1]
The village contains the archaeological site Arbanasi, a village from Late Antiquity.[2] The name is derived from the old South Slavic ethnonym Arbanas, literally meaning Albanian, which suggests either direct linguistic contact with Albanians or the former presence of an Albanian community.[3]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 31 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Macedonians 31
Culture
editThe main village church, built in 1936, is dedicated to Saint Demetrius.[5]
References
edit- ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
- ^ Dimče, Kočo (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. стр. 248, Скопје: МАНУ. ISBN 9789989101069
- ^ Murati, Qemal (2011). "SHQIPTARËT E MAQEDONISË NË "ENCIKLOPEDINË MAQEDONASE" -TRILLIMET DHE REALITETI". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 248.
Arbanasi – katund i zhdukur në fshatin Atishtë të Kërçovës, të banuar tani me popullsi sllavomaqedonase
- ^ 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. 84.
- ^ Jelena Pavlovska, Наташа Nikjiforovikj и Ognen Kocevski (2011). Валентина Божиновска (ed.). Карта на верски објекти во Македонија (in Macedonian). Менора - Скопје: Комисија за односи во верските заедници и религиозните групи. ISBN 978-608-65143-2-7.