Korošišta

Korošišta Корошишта Koroshishti
Basic data
Region :	southwest
Municipality :	Struga
Coordinates :	41 ° 15 '  N , 20 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 15 '26 "  N , 20 ° 43' 7"  E
Height :	759  m. i. J.
Residents :	1,717 (2002)
Telephone code :	(+389) 046
License plate :	SU

Korošišta ( Macedonian Корошишта , Albanian  Koroshishti ) is a village in the southwest of North Macedonia . It is located near Lake Ohrid , about 10 km north of Struga and politically belongs to the Struga municipality .

population

The inhabitants are almost exclusively Muslim , Gegian Albanians . In the 2002 census, 1717 inhabitants were recorded, 1698 of them (98.89%) described themselves as Albanians.

economy

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The population is engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, viticulture and fruit growing. But there are also many commuters who work in Struga and Ohrid . They have their own shops and boutiques there. The majority, however, are unemployed, so that many have looked for work in Western Europe and the USA.

In 2007 a company was founded that manufactures water tanks that are heated with solar energy. The company is the first of its kind in the country.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ethnic composition of Macedonia 2002. In: pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved March 13, 2018 .