Lažani ( mk, Лажани, sq, Llazhan) is a
village located in a lowland area
in the
municipality of
Dolneni,
North Macedonia.
Demographics
Lažani traditionally was inhabited by a
Macedonian Muslim (Torbeš) population that speaks the
Macedonian language
Macedonian (; , , ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of a larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken as a first language by around two million ...
.
[ "Споменати се четирите торбешки села чие население е со очуван македонски јазик - во Дебреште, Пешталево, Лажани и Трновци."][ "Во Бродска околија исламизирани Македонци живееле во селата Дебреште, Лажани, Пласница и Преглово."][ "Селата во кои живеат Торбешите лежат во средина на пространа низина (Лазани и Пешталево) или се на граница од таа низина и повисоко земјиште (Дебреште и Трновци)."] During the 1960s, Slavic Muslims from
Sandžak, known as Sandžakli settling in
Debrešte
Debrešte ( mk, Дебреште) is a village in a highland area in the municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia. It is the largest settlement in the municipality in terms of population.
Demographics
Debrešte has traditionally been inhabited by ...
were not well received by the local population which forced them to move to neighboring villages, mainly to Lažani where their numbers are high.
[ "Некаде околу шеесетите години, во с. Дебреште, доселеници од Санџак, познати како Санџаклии, се населиле во селото, но не биле "добро примени" од староседелското население со што биле приморани да се отселат во соседните села, претежно во с. Лажани каде нивниот број е најмногу застапен."] Muslim Albanians from the sub-region of
Pešter in Sandžak also settled in Lažani and number 30 households with some families bearing the surname
Shkreli.
The village in the 21st century has a mixed population consisting of Macedonian Muslims (Torbeš), Orthodox Macedonians, Bosniaks and Muslim Albanians containing 300 households amidst a population of around 2000 people.
Intermarriage between Muslim Albanians and Bosniaks occurs in the village.
[ p. 208. "Llazhani ka strukturë heterogjene nacionale, aty jetojnë maqedonas, shqiptarë, boshnjak dhe torbeshë. Fshati numëron 300 shtëpi dhe më se dy mijë banorë. Në mesin e tyre ka nja 30 shtëpi, në të cilat jetojnë familje me mbiemrin Shkreli."; p.209. "këtu në Llazhan erdhëm para 30 vjetësh nga Peshteri i Sanxhakut"; p. 210. "edhe këtu në Llazhan me shumicë muslimane boshnjake, andaj fëmijët tanë janë të detyruar të martohen me boshnjake,"] Macedonian Muslims from Lažani refer to the surrounding Christian population as ''Makedonci'' (Macedonians) and those Orthodox Macedonians refer to them as ''Turci'' (Turks) due to they being Muslims.
[ "Така, исламизираните Македонци од селата Дебреште, Лажани, Трновци и Пешталево, Прилепско, околните Македонци ги нарекувале и ги нарекуваат Турци само заради нивното исповедување на муслиманската религија."]
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 1.755 inhabitants.
[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2021)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
*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 ...
901
* Turks 377
* Macedonians 264
*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 ...
153
*Others 60
Sports
Local football club FK Sloga 1976 plays in the Macedonian Third League
The Macedonian Third League ( mk, Македонска Трета Лига - Makedonska Treta Liga) is the third highest football competition in North Macedonia.
In 2019–20, the competition will be divided into five divisions named Third Leagu ...
.
References
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Villages in Dolneni Municipality
Macedonian Muslim villages
Albanian communities in North Macedonia