Prisojnica ( mk, Присојница) is a
village in the
municipality of
Mavrovo and Rostuša,
North Macedonia.
Demographics
Prisojnica (''Prisovinçe'') is attested in the
Ottoman ''
defter
A ''defter'' (plural: ''defterler'') was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire.
Description
The information collected could vary, but ''tahrir defterleri'' typically included details of villages, dwellings, household ...
'' of 1467 as a village in the
ziamet of
Reka
Reka may refer to:
Places
* Řeka, a village in the Czech Republic
* Reka, Cerkno, a village near Cerkno, Slovenia
* Reka, Laško, a village near Laško, Slovenia
* Reka (Kladovo), a village near Kladovo, Serbia
* Reka, Koprivnica, a village ne ...
which was under the authority of Karagöz Bey. The settlement had a total of five households and the anthroponymy attested depicts an Albanian character: ''Progon
Primiqyri'', ''Dimitri Gjoneci'', ''Petër Arrasi'', ''Dimitri Arrasi'', and ''Dimitri Palama''.
Prisojnica has traditionally been inhabited by a
Muslim Macedonian (Torbeš) population.
[ p. 214. "Само со Торбеши се населени денеска Жировница, Видуше, Болетин, Аџиефци, Присојница, Скудриње, Горно Косоврасти (во Река),..."]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 315 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. 167.
* Macedonians 232
* Turks 66
*Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
6
*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 ...
2
*Others 9
References
Villages in Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality
Macedonian Muslim villages
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