Zagračani Explained

Zagračani
Native Name:	Заграчани Zagraçan
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Southwestern
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Struga
Elevation M:	684
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	736
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Area Code:	+38946
Website:	.
Blank Name:	Car plates
Blank Info:	SU

Zagračani (mk|Заграчани, sq|Zagraçan) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.^[1]

Demographics

The village of Zagračani is inhabited by Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians and speak the Tosk Albanian dialect.^[2] ^[3] Amidst the Albanian population of Zagračani are a few Macedonian Muslim families originating from the villages of Oktisi and Podgorci who now speak Albanian.^[4]

As of the 2021 census, Zagračani had 736 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[5]

Albanians 719
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 17

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,075 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[6]

Albanians

1,071 (99.62%)

Macedonians

1 (0.09%)

Others: 3 (0.27%)

Sports

Local football club KF Liria plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).

Notes and References

Web site: Latest visited. makedonija.name. 2016-03-21. 2016-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918111330/http://makedonija.name/municipalities/struga/zageracani. live.
Book: Murtishi, Kaim. Ladorishti: Histori dhe Tradita. 2001. Asdreni. 53. "Ladorishti, Frëngova, Zagraçani dhe Kalishti fshatra toske"
Tuda. Shpresa. Të dhëna për zakonet e vdekjes dhe vajtimet në Strugë dhe rrethinë . Gjurmime Albanologjike: Folklor Dhe Etnologji. 5-7. 1977. 159. "Fshatrat e rrethinës së Strugës siç janë: Kalishti, Frengova, Ladorishti, Zagraçani dhe Shumi flasin në dialektin toskë, kurse në të gjithë fshatrat e tjerë flitet gegënishtja".
Book: Włodzimierz, Pianka. Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. 1970. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". 67. 2021-12-14. 2024-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20240825154532/https://books.google.com/books?id=7ELRAAAAMAAJ&q=%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D1%83+%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B8. live. "Меѓу Албанците имаат неколку фамилии мусл. Македонци дојдени од. с. Октиси и Подгорци кои сега зборуваат албански."
Web site: Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 . 2023-01-12 . 2022-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221222191420/https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 . live .
Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 181.