Grešnica

Grešnica
Грешница
Greshnicë
Village
Grešnica is located in North Macedonia
Grešnica
Grešnica
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°34′29″N 20°55′53″E / 41.57472°N 20.93139°E / 41.57472; 20.93139
CountryNorth Macedonia
RegionSouthwestern
MunicipalityKičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
789
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Car platesKI

Grešnica (Macedonian: Грешница, Albanian: Greshnicë) is a village in Kičevo Municipality, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality, North Macedonia.

History

During the period of 1912-1913, members the Serbian army massacred a total of 11 Albanian men from the village. A further 13 Albanian civilians would be killed in 1941 by the Royal Yugoslav Army and Partisan forces. Ballist guerrilla activity continued in the village until February of 1946 under the leadership of Grešnica native Mefmet Ollomani.[1]

Demographics

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 63 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]

As of the 2021 census, Grešnica had 789 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

  • Albanians 764
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 24
  • Others 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1480 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

Sports

Local football club KF Xixa plays in the Macedonian Municipal Football Leagues league.

References

  1. ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 26-31,122-125. ISBN 9789989143373.
  2. ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
  3. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  4. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 103.


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