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Village in Korçë, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gorna Goricë (Albanian: Gorna Gorica; Macedonian/Bulgarian: Горна Горица), previously officially known as Goricë e Madhe, is a village in the Pustec Municipality which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone[1] located in the Korçë County in Albania.[2] It is situated west of Lake Prespa and the village of Tuminec, and northwest of the village of Dolna Gorica. The village is composed of ethnic Macedonians,[3] which form part of the larger Macedonian minority in Albania.[4]
Gorna Goricë
Gorna Gorica Goricë e Madhe Горна Горица | |
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Coordinates: 40°53′39″N 20°54′10″E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Korçë |
Municipality | Pustec |
Municipal unit | Pustec |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 515 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Gorna Gorica is a proposed location of the ancient fortified settlement of Pelion.[5]
In the late 19th century, the village came under the Bulgarian Exarchate. The village had 33 houses and 404 Bulgarian Orthodox Christian residents at that time.[6][better source needed] The "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne" survey by Bulgarian Exarchate secretary Dimitar Mishev (D. Brankov) concluded that village had 360 Bulgarian Exarchists residents in 1905.[7] In March 1933, Albania deported 150 Bulgarian families from the village, after the Albanian side refused to ratify the Albanian-Bulgarian protocol of 1932.[8]
In 2013, the village's official name was changed from "Goricë e Madhe" to "Gorna Gorica".[9]
Year | Population |
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1900 | 285 |
1926 | 511 (with Dolna Gorica) |
1945 | 201 |
1960 | 329 |
1969 | 369 |
1979 | 406 |
1989 | 489 |
2000 | 515 |
According to Bulgarian sources, including research by a Bulgarian scientist from Albania, the local inhabitants have Bulgarian roots.[10][11]
The Church of Saint Demetrius in Gorna Goricë dates from the second half of the 19th century. Restoration work began on the church in 2023.[12]
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