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Village in Polog, North Macedonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Žirovnica (Macedonian: Жировница, Albanian: Zheranicë) is a village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.
Žirovnica
Жировница Zheranicë | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 41°40′N 20°35′E | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Polog |
Municipality | Mavrovo and Rostuša |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,608 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Car plates | GV |
Website | . |
Žirnovnica (Zhirnovinec) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the ziamet of Reka which was under the authority of Karagöz Bey. The village had a total of 22 households and the anthroponymy attested depicts a mixed Albanian-Slavic character (e.g., Petko Palgushi).[1]
Žirovnica has traditionally been inhabited by a Torbeš population.[2] The village contains municipal services and civic buildings.[3] As such in recent decades, some Upper Reka Albanian residents from neighbouring Vrbjani have migrated to Žirovnica and number 258 people.[3]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1608 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
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