Gorno Orizari
Encyclopedia
Gorno Orizari is a settlement within the Bitola Municipality
of the Republic of Macedonia
. Originally a village, it is now a suburb of the wider city. It is located to the north of the city, east of the exit road for Prilep
and close to the proposed M5 motorway, currently a single carriageway
that bypasses Bitola linking the city with Ohrid
(west) and Prilep (north).
. In 1900, the population of Gorno Orizari was 236, every one Orthodox Christian, and declaring Bulgarian
ethnicity.
, the population had reach 2,454 though now there in an absolute Macedonian majority with no inhabitants any longer identifying as Bulgarian.
Bitola municipality
Bitola is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...
of the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Originally a village, it is now a suburb of the wider city. It is located to the north of the city, east of the exit road for Prilep
Prilep
Prilep is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 citizens. Prilep is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.-Name:...
and close to the proposed M5 motorway, currently a single carriageway
Single carriageway
A single carriageway is a road with 1, 2 or more lanes arranged within a single carriageway with no central reservation to separate opposing flows of traffic. Two-lane road or two-lane highway are single carriageway with one lane for each direction...
that bypasses Bitola linking the city with Ohrid
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
(west) and Prilep (north).
History
The village was founded in the 19th century during the time of the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. In 1900, the population of Gorno Orizari was 236, every one Orthodox Christian, and declaring Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
ethnicity.
Today
The village grew throughout the 20th century and at the 2002 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, the population had reach 2,454 though now there in an absolute Macedonian majority with no inhabitants any longer identifying as Bulgarian.