Medžitlija (
Macedonian: Меџитлија, sq, Mexhitli, tr, Mecitli) is a
village
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in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Bitola,
North Macedonia
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, along the border with
Greece
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. It used to be part of the former municipality of
Bistrica. The village is located 14 km south of
Bitola at the
Medžitlija-Níki
The Medžitlija- Níki border crossing linking North Macedonia with Greece is one of the three transit points for road vehicles between the two states. Situated about 190 km from Thessaloniki and the same to Skopje, it also once served as Yug ...
border crossing.
History
The village exists since the end of the 19th century, when it belonged to the
Kazas of Monastir in the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
. Medžitlija was populated by
Turks
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Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...
until the 1950s - 1960s when almost all migrated to Turkey and sold their properties to Albanians from the nearby village of
Kišava. According to the census of 2002, the village has 155 inhabitants.
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Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 155 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. 70.
* Albanians 154
* Macedonians 1
References
External links
Location
Villages in Bitola Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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