Labuništa
Encyclopedia
Labuništa is a village in the southwestern region of the Republic of Macedonia
, located in Struga Municipality
.
mountain range. The village is located around 15 km (9 mi) from Struga
, the closest town. The nearest villages to Labuništa include Podgorci
(1.1 km (0.683510010314787 mi)), Boroec (2.3 km (1.4 mi)), Vevčani
(3.1 km (1.9 mi)) and Oktisi (4.1 km (2.5 mi)). The village is located close to the Black Drim river and the Globočica lake.
's study of Macedonia in 1900, "Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics", , counted the village as having 660 Bulgarian Christian and 800 Muslim (Torbeš
) inhabitants.
Dimitar Mišev's 1905 study of the Bulgarian Exarchate
, Macedonia and it's Christian population , counted 128 exarchists in and 512 patriachists
in the village.
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...
, located in Struga Municipality
Struga municipality
Struga is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Struga is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Struga Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...
.
Geography
The village of Labuništa is located at 865 m (2,838 ft) above sea level on the Eastern side of the JablanicaJablanica
Jablanica or Yablanitsa may refer to:* Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a town in Herzegovina* Yablanitsa, a town in Lovech Province, Bulgaria* Yablanitsa, Sofia Province, village in Sofia Province, Bulgaria* Jablanica, Zlatibor, village in Serbia...
mountain range. The village is located around 15 km (9 mi) from Struga
Struga
Struga is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of the Republic of Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality.-Etymology:...
, the closest town. The nearest villages to Labuništa include Podgorci
Podgorci
Podgorci is a village to the west of Velika Nedelja in the Ormož Municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Podravska statistical region....
(1.1 km (0.683510010314787 mi)), Boroec (2.3 km (1.4 mi)), Vevčani
Vevcani
Vevčani is a small city in Republic of Macedonia. It is the only settlement and seat of Vevčani Municipality.- Geography :The village of Vevčani is found in the southwestern range at the foot of the Jablanica mountain range. It is situated from 800 – 950 metres above sea level. The village is...
(3.1 km (1.9 mi)) and Oktisi (4.1 km (2.5 mi)). The village is located close to the Black Drim river and the Globočica lake.
Demographic History
According to Vasil KanchovVasil Kanchov
Vasil Kanchov was a Bulgarian geographer, ethnographer and politician.- Biography :Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa. Upon graduating from High school in Lom, Bulgaria, he entered the University of Harkov, then in Russia. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War 1885 he suspended his education and took part...
's study of Macedonia in 1900, "Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics", , counted the village as having 660 Bulgarian Christian and 800 Muslim (Torbeš
Macedonian Muslims
The Macedonian Muslims , also known as Muslim Macedonians, Torbeš, ; , in older sources Pomaks are a minority religious group within the community of ethnic Macedonians who are Muslims...
) inhabitants.
Dimitar Mišev's 1905 study of the Bulgarian Exarchate
Bulgarian Exarchate
The Bulgarian Exarchate was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was restored in 1953....
, Macedonia and it's Christian population , counted 128 exarchists in and 512 patriachists
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople , part of the wider Orthodox Church, is one of the fourteen autocephalous churches within the communion of Orthodox Christianity...
in the village.
Demographics today
By 2002 the population of the village had increased to 11,695 inhabitants. Many of the Christians had left the village.- AlbaniansAlbaniansAlbanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
- 7,288 - TurksTurkish peopleTurkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
- 986 - Macedonians - 371
- Romani - 3
- AromaniansAromaniansAromanians are a Latin people native throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, Albania, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and as an emigrant community in Serbia and Romania . An older term is Macedo-Romanians...
- 1 - SerbiansSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
- 1 - BosniaksBosniaksThe Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
- 54 - Others - 3,362