Asamati (Resen Municipality)

Asamati
Асамати
Asamat
Village
Asamati

Location within Macedonia

Coordinates: 40°59′11″N 21°03′03″E / 40.98639°N 21.05083°E / 40.98639; 21.05083
Country  Macedonia
Municipality Resen Municipality
Population (2002)
 • Total 175
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +389
Car plates RE

Asamati (Macedonian: Асамати; Albanian: Asamat, Osomat) is a village in the Resen Municipality of the Republic of Macedonia, on the northeastern shore of Lake Prespa. Asamati is located just over 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the municipal centre of Resen[1] and has 175 residents.[2]

History

Asamati is home to several archaeological sites, dating from various historical eras, most of which were discovered by accident. Many of the findings from the sites, such as pithos and roof tiles, are housed at the Saraj in Resen.[3]

In the 19th century, the population of the village, listed then as "Adamite", consisted of 16 households with 30 Muslim inhabitants and 16 members of the Bulgarian Exarchate.[4] In 1905, Asamati had 150 inhabitants, of which 102 were Muslim Albanians and the remainder were Bulgarian Exarchists.[5]

During World War I, the village had 115 residents.[6]

Demographics

The population of Asamati is ethnically mixed; it is the only village in the municipality with no majority ethnic group.[7]

Ethnic
group		 census 1961 census 1971 census 1981 census 1991 census 1994 census 2002
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Macedonians 106 48.0 83 41.1 87 40.0 88 37.9 77 39.5 68 38.9
Albanians 65 29.4 102 50.5 106 48.6 94 40.5 97 49.7 81 46.3
Turks 49 22.2 17 8.4 0 0.0 22 9.5 21 10.8 26 14.9
others 1 0.5 0 0.0 25 11.5 28 12.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Total 221 202 218 232 195 175

People from Asamati

References

  1. ↑ "Asamati". Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Municipality of Resen
  3. ↑ Koco, Dimče (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. Skopje: MANU. ISBN 9789989101069
  4. ↑ „Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр.88-89.
  5. ↑ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, рр. 170-171.
  6. ↑ Списък на населените места в Македония, Моравско и Одринско, Sofia 1917, с. 9.
  7. ↑ Censuses of population 1948 - 2002
  8. ↑ „Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр. 217.
  9. ↑ Учеството на борците од Тетово и Тетовско во IV (VII) бригада, Тетово и Тетовско во НОВ 1941-1945. кн. втора, Tetovo, 1991, 114-120

Coordinates: 40°59′N 21°03′E / 40.983°N 21.050°E / 40.983; 21.050

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