Zagračani
Zagračani Заграчани Zagraçani |
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Basic data | ||||
Region : | southwest | |||
Municipality : | Struga | |||
Coordinates : | 41 ° 11 ' N , 20 ° 38' E | |||
Height : | 740 m. i. J. | |||
Residents : | 1,075 (2002) | |||
Telephone code : | (+389) 046 | |||
Postal code : | 6330 | |||
License plate : | SU |
Zagračani ( Macedonian Заграчани , Albanian Zagraçani / Zagraçan ) is a village in the municipality of Struga in southwestern North Macedonia .
geography
The village is about 6 kilometers from Struga and about 10 kilometers from Ohrid Airport. The village is a bit off the European road E852 , which leads from Ohrid and Struga to the Albanian border and ends at Tirana . Neighboring villages are Dolna Belica in the north, Višni in the west , Struga in the east and Šum in the south . Today, the settlement area of Zagračani has almost completely grown together with the buildings of Šum. Zagračani is located on the eastern slope of the Jablanica Mountains , which separates Macedonia and Albania. A brook flows through the village and flows into Lake Ohrid . To the east of the plain is the newer district of Dupčišta ( Dupçishta ).
Population and language
The village has 1,075 inhabitants. The villagers are without exception Albanians who speak the Tuscan dialect of Albanian .
A few decades ago, Aromanians settled in the village , but today they are largely assimilated to the Albanian culture. They were called Vllehë ("Wallachians") by the Albanians .
religion
The residents are Sunni Muslims . A mosque in the center of the village and another new one at the entrance to the village shape the village.
Economy, transport and education
Few of the villagers still make a living from agriculture . The majority work in self-opened shops and businesses in the region. The village is - less today - also dependent on the transfers from the Albanians abroad who invest here.
A fundraising campaign by Albanians abroad in 2006 was used by the Struga community to build a new primary school in the village.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Struga (Albanian and Macedonian)
- Official website of the Shum Zagraçan (Albanian, English and German)