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Bistrica, Bitola

Coordinates: 40°58′45″N 21°21′48″E / 40.97917°N 21.36333°E / 40.97917; 21.36333
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Bistrica
Village
Бистрица
Air view of the village Bistrica
Air view of the village Bistrica
Official seal of Bistrica
Bistrica is located in North Macedonia
Bistrica
Bistrica
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 40°58′45″N 21°21′48″E / 40.97917°N 21.36333°E / 40.97917; 21.36333
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Bitola
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,015
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesBT
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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.

Demographics

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Bistrica 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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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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