Barešani Explained

Barešani
Native Name:	Барешани
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Bitola
Population As Of:	2002
Population Total:	205
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2

Barešani (Macedonian Cyrillic: Барешани) is a village away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Bistrica.

Demographics

Barešani is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The majority of the inhabitants attested bore typical Slavic anthroponyms, with a minority also exhibiting Albanian anthroponyms, such as Todor Arnaut, Gjergj prift and Lazor son of Niksha.^[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 205 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[2] ^[3]

Macedonians 204
Others 1

Notes and References

Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV . 2022 . ITSH. 28. BARESHANI Todor Arnaut; Gergi prift; Dimitri Smile; Nikolla Diko; Dimitri, i biri i priftit; Dimitri, i biri i Dobre-s; Dimitri, i biri i Bogdan-it; Krajko, i biri i Niksha-s; Krivashaja, i biri i Niksha-s; Lazor, i biri i Niksha-s; Kojo, i biri i Andreja-s. ..
Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 69.
Web site: Baresani Bitola, Macedonia - Baresani Bitola | Baresani map . Makedonija.name . 2013-10-25.