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Village in Pelagonia region, North Macedonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dolno Orizari (Macedonian Cyrillic: Долно Оризари) is a village3.98 kilometres (2.47 mi) from Bitola, the second-largest city in North Macedonia. According to the 2002 census, the total population is 1834.[1]
Dolno Orizari
Долно Оризари | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 41°02′N 21°16′E | |
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Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,834 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
At an altitude of 577 meters, the village is in Pelagonia, in the center of the Bitola valley, close to the city of Bitola, in the northern part of the territory of the Municipality of Bitola.[2] Its neighbouring villages are Gorno Orizari, Karamani, and Logovardi.
The village is fairly new. According to the legend, it was established at the end of the 19th century.[3] During this time, Dolno Orizari was under the Manastir Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics") in 1900 Dolno Orizari had 440 inhabitants, all Bulgarians.[4] According to the secretary of the Bulgarian Exarchate Dimitar Mishev's study ("La Macedoine et sa Population Chrétienne") in 1905 in Dolno Orizari lived 216 Bulgarian Exarchists.[5]
Due to its proximity to the city of Bitola, it became a place of emigration in the mid-late 20th century. In 1961, it had 848 inhabitants, whilst in 1994, that number increased to 1,503 inhabitants.[2]
According to the 2002 census, 1,834 inhabitants lived in the village, 1,828 Macedonians, 4 Roma, 1 Vlach and 1 other.
Dolno Orizari is a Macedonian Orthodox village, all of the families in the village are immigrants.
According to studies from the late 1940s, the roots of the families of Dolno Orizari are as follows:[3]
The majority of these families settled in Dolno Orizari prior to 1912.
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