Bistrica (Macedonian: Бистрица) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It lies about 6.31 kilometres away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in North Macedonia.
Bistrica | |
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Village | |
| Бистрица | |
 Air view of the village Bistrica | |
 Seal | |
  Bistrica Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′45″N 21°21′48″E / 40.97917°N 21.36333°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Bitola |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,015 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | BT |
| Website | . |
Demographics
editBistrica is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested largely bore typical Slavic anthroponyms along with a few instances of Albanian ones, such as Тode Arbanash, Gerg son of Pelegrin or Dimitri son of Prift.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1015 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Macedonians 949
- Albanians 55
- Serbs 8
- Others 3
References
edit- ^ Murati, Qemal (2022). "EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 35.
BISTRICA Tode Arbanash; Gerg, i biri i Pelegrin-it; Stojko, i biri i Grgur-it; Dimitri, i biri i Priftit; Dimitri, i biri i Radin-it; Dimitri, i biri i Jovan-it; Dimitri, i biri i Stanisha-s; Kojo, i biri i Stojan-it.
- ^ 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. 69.
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