Breštani

Breštani (Macedonian: Брештани, Turkish: Breştanik) is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia.

Breštani Брештани Breştanik
Village
Airview of the village
Breštani Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°27′15″N 20°35′09″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Centar Župa
Population  (2021)
• Total	104
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	DB
Website	.

Demographics

The village is inhabited by a Turkish speaking population consisting of Turks.^[1][2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Breštani was inhabited by 258 Muslim Albanians.^[3]

As of the 2021 census, Breštani had 104 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[4]

• Turks 101
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 3

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 120 inhabitants.^[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[5]

• Turks 120

References

1. Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p.214. "Турски етнички елемент живее во Жупа - во селата: Коџаџик, Новаци, Брештани, Елевци, Евла, Долгаш, Ослоница и Праленик, и нешто во градот Дебар." p. 326.
2. Bunguri, Adem (2009). "Kalaja e Koxhaxhikut (Dibër) [Koxhaxhik's Castle (Dibër)]". Studime Historike (1–02): 44. "Është kjo arsyeja që pranë kalasë së Koxhaxhikut sot gjenden 6 fshatra turqishtfolës, që janë: Pralanik, Breshtan, Novak, Elefc, Koxhaxhik dhe Dollgash."
3. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
4. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
5. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 188.