Ljubaništa () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

along the shore of the

Lake Ohrid Lake Ohrid is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more th ...

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. The village is located near the Monastery of St. Naum and the border with

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History

Of all the Orthodox Macedonian villages located on the eastern side of Lake Ohrid, only Ljubaništa had family ties with Orthodox Albanians from

Pogradec Pogradec (,) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, eleventh most populous city in Albania and the capital of the eponymous municipality. It is located on a List of settlements on the Lake Ohrid coastline, narrow plain between two mountain ch ...

and

Korçë Korçë (; sq-definite, Korça) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, eighth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population of the city is 51,152 and 75,994 of Korçë municipal ...

in Albania. "Што се од- несува за Албанците, тие не се населувале на овие терени и месните луѓе не го знаеле албанскиот јазик, иако имале тргов- ски контакти со албанското население. Од поблиските села само селото Љубаништа (крај манастирот Св. Наум) имало семеј- ни врски со православните Албанци од гратчињата Поградец и Корча, кои денеска се наоѓаат на територијата на Албанија." Wild beach-selo Ljubanista Ohrid

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 171 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. 314. * Macedonians 169 *

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1 *Others 1

References

Villages in Ohrid Municipality {{Ohrid-geo-stub