Dragožani Explained

Dragožani
Native Name:	Драгожани
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:	156
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	41.1112°N 21.2928°W

Dragožani (Macedonian: Драгожани) is a village in the Bitola Municipality of North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kukurečani.

Demographics

Dragožani is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested largely bore typical Slavic anthroponyms along with a few instances of Albanian ones, such as Gin Arbanash and Stajko brother-in-law of Gon.^[1]

According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 156. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[2] ^[3]

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. 38. DRAGOZHANI Gin Arbanash; Gon, dhëndri i Stajko-s; Dimitri, i biri i Jovan-it; Dimitri, i biri i Stajko-s; Dimitri Dabizhiv; Dimitri, i biri i Rajan-it; Dimitri Cvetko..
Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 128.
Web site: Dragozani Bitola, Macedonia . 21 April 2014.