Ljubaništa

Village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia
Place in Southwestern, North Macedonia
Ljubaništa
Љубаништа
St. Petka Church
St. Petka Church
40°55′0″N 20°47′0″E / 40.91667°N 20.78333°E / 40.91667; 20.78333
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Ohrid
Population
 (2002)
 • Total171
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Ljubaništa (Macedonian: Љубаништа) is a village along the shore of the Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. The village is located near the Monastery of St. Naum and the border with Albania.[1]

History

Of all the Orthodox Macedonian villages located on the eastern side of Lake Ohrid, only Ljubaništa had family ties with Orthodox Albanians from Pogradec and Korçë in Albania.[1]

Beach in Ljubaništa

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 171 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

  • Macedonians 169
  • Turks 1
  • Others 1

References

  1. ^ a b Wrocławski, Krzysztof (1979). Македонскиот народен раскажувач Димо Стенкоски. Институт за фолклор. p. 74. "Што се од- несува за Албанците, тие не се населувале на овие терени и месните луѓе не го знаеле албанскиот јазик, иако имале тргов- ски контакти со албанското население. Од поблиските села само селото Љубаништа (крај манастирот Св. Наум) имало семеј- ни врски со православните Албанци од гратчињата Поградец и Корча, кои денеска се наоѓаат на територијата на Албанија."
  2. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 314.
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