Kolibari Explained

Kolibari
Native Name:Колибари
Kolibarë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Southwestern
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Kičevo
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:355
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.5667°N 78°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KI

Kolibari (Macedonian: Колибари, Albanian: Kolibarë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality.

History

Kolibari contains two archaeological sites: Roman-era graves and a necropolis from the Middle Ages.[1]

During the period of 1912–1913, members of the Serbian army massacred a total of 6 Albanian men from the village. Communist Partisan forces later killed 5 more Albanians in 1944 and burned the village, leading to an outbreak of typhus that resulted in the deaths of 37 inhabitants.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Kolibari had 355 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 742 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Dimče, Kočo (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. Skopje: MANU. ISBN 9789989101069
  2. Book: Hyseni . Safet . Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë . 2007 . DEA . Kičevo . 9789989143373 . 68-, 145.
  3. https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 103.