Presil Explained

Presil
Native Name:Пресил
Presillë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Kruševo
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:574
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Blank Name:Car plates
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Presil (Macedonian: Пресил, Albanian: Presillë) is a village in the municipality of Kruševo, North Macedonia.

Demographics

Presil 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 Albanian anthroponyms.[1]

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 574 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

YearMacedonianAlbanianTurksRomaniVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthersTotal
20022339229...............444
2021425291............2574

Notes and References

  1. Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV . 2022 . ITSH. 23. PRESIL Gerg, i biri i Debranin-it; Gerg, i biri i Debranin-it; Dimitri, i biri i Miho-s; Zgur, i biri i Miho-s; Nikolla, i biri i Lajço-. .
  2. Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021