Ljubojno (
Macedonian Cyrillic: Љубојно) is a village located in the region of
Prespa in
North Macedonia. Ljubojno is situated some 2 km from
Prespa lake and about 5 km north of the
Greek border, and its elevation is about 920 m above sea level. The population of Ljubojno is 186.
Demographics
Ljubojno is inhabited by Orthodox Macedonians.
In the late Ottoman period, some
Bektashi Albanians, known locally as ''Kolonjarë'', used to also reside in the village of Ljubojno ( sq, Lubonjë).
As of the
2021 census, Ljubojno had 141 residents with the following ethnic composition:
*Macedonians 131
*Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 7
*Others 3
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 186 inhabitants.
[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 164.
* Macedonians 175
*Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
10
* Vlachs 1
Religious objects
There are 8 Orthodox churches in the village. Among them are Sv. Prechista, St. Atanasij, St. Marena, St. Elijah, St. Dimitrija, St. Bogorodica and monastery of St. Petre and Paul. Church of St. John was built in 1861, was destroyed by fire in 1903 and was renovated in 1921.
People from Ljubojno
* Lambe Alabakoski (1987 -), singer
*Josif Grezlovski - Gandeto Josif ( sr, Јосиф) is a masculine given name, a cognate of Joseph. It may refer to:
*Josif Chirila (born 1983), Romanian sprint canoeist who has competed since 2004
*Josif Dorfman (born 1952), Ukrainian-French chess Grandmaster, coach, and che ...
(1945-), writer
*Naum Manilov - Prespanski Naum may refer to:
People Given name
*Saint Naum (c. 830–910), medieval Bulgarian writer and missionary
* Naum (biblical figure) or Nahum, a minor prophet; or a figure mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus
* Naum (metropolitan) (born 1961), Macedo ...
(1934 - 1961), poet
* Vlado Tudžarovski, politician''ВМРО-вците во Битола и нивните акции''
References
External links
Article about Ljubojno on MakLink
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Villages in Resen Municipality