Medžitlija

Medžitlija Меџитлија Mexhitli
Village
Air view of the village
Medžitlija Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 40°55′46″N 21°25′45″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipality	Bitola
Elevation	584 m (1,916 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	155
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7223
Area code	+389 047
Car plates	BT
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Medžitlija (Macedonian: Меџитлија, Albanian: Mexhitli, Turkish: Mecitli) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia, along the border with Greece. It was previously part of the former municipality of Bistrica. The village is located 14 km south of Bitola at the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing.

History

In the early Ottoman period, Medžitlija was one of several villages in the Pelagonia plain settled by nomadic Turkomen tribes from Anatolia during 1475–1543.[1] In the modern era, following the migration of the village Turkish population, Albanians from nearby mountainous areas settled in Medžitlija from the mid 1950s onward.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 155 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

• Albanians 154
• Macedonians 1

References

1. Mihajlovski, Robert (2021). The Religious and Cultural Landscape of Ottoman Manastır. Brill. p. 32. ISBN 9789004465268.
2. Točkoski, V. (1969). "Пелагонија – население и стопански преглед" [Pelagonija – population and economic overview]. Географски разгледи (in Macedonian). 7: 127. "Со иселувањето на Турците и делумно Торбешите од Пелагонија, од 1954 година, и со општото движење на населението од планинскиот раб кон котлинското дно албанското население се спушта и на котлинското дно (с. Меџитлија)"
3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 70.

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