Kažani

Kažani (Macedonian: Кажани, Albanian: Kazhanjë) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Capari.

Kažani Кажани Kazhanjë
Village
View of the village
Kažani Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°04′N 21°09′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipality	Bitola
Population  (2002)
• Total	75
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	BT
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Demographics

The Albanian population of Kažani are Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians.^[1] In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Kažani was inhabited by 450 Muslim Albanians and 65 Bulgarians.^[2] In 1905 in statistics gathered by Dimitar Mishev Brancoff, Kažani was inhabited by 480 Muslim Albanians and 56 Bulgarian Exarchists.^[3] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 75 inhabitants.^[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[4]

• Macedonians 59
• Albanians 13
• Turks 2
• Others 1

References

1. Indogermanische Gesellschaft (1929). Indogermanisches Jahrbuch, Vol. 13. Karl J. Trübner. p. 183. "Monastir (Bitol) auch für das Studium des Alb. geeignet: Ostrec (11 km von Monastir), Zlokućani haben geg., Dihovo, Bratindol, Magarevo, Ramna, Kažani, Dolenci, Lera, Crnovec, Drevenik, Murgašovo tosk. Bevölkerung. Die tosk."
2. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 239.
3. D.M.Brancoff (1905). La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne. Paris. pp. 174-175.
4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 187.

External links

• Visit Macedonia