Malesia, North Macedonia
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Malesia (Macedonian: Малеcија, romanized: Malesija, Albanian: Malësia; also Struga Malesia, Macedonian: Струшка Малесија, romanized: Struška Malesija, Albanian: Malësia e Strugës) is a small region in the Upper Struga Municipality, in western North Macedonia, at the Golema River. It is inhabited by Orthodox Christians, as opposed to the settlements to the south, which are Muslim. Burinec and Selce used to be part of the Debar župa. The Karaorman Mountain is situated to the east of Ržanovo. The toponym Malesija is of Albanian origin from the word Malësi meaning a mountainous area or region.[1] During the period between 1960-1975, many inhabitants of Malesia migrated to Struga.
It contains these villages:
- Prisovjani (Присовјани)
- Brčevo (Брчево)
- Ržanovo (Ржаново)
- Globočica (Глобочица)
- Zbaždi (Збажди)
- Lokov (Локов)
- Selci (Селци)
- Burinec (Буринец)
See also
References
- ^ Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 59. "Име Малесија е од алб. потекло (Malësi 'планински крај')"
Sources
- Branislav Rusić, Malesija
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