Dolna Gorica
| Dolna Gorica Долна Горица, Goricë e Vogël | |
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| Village | |
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Dolna Gorica and Lake Prespa | |
  Dolna Gorica | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′37.92″N 20°55′30″E / 40.8772000°N 20.92500°ECoordinates: 40°52′37.92″N 20°55′30″E / 40.8772000°N 20.92500°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Pustec |
| Administrative Unit | Pustec |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 550 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Dolna Gorica (Macedonian: Долна Горица), formerly Goricë e Vogël, is a village on the western shore of Lake Prespa in the Pustec Municipality of the Korçë County in Albania.[1]
History
A survey in the late 19th century found Dolna Gorica to consist of 75 houses and 67 male Bulgarian Orthodox residents.[2]
In February 1996, the village hosted a conference attended by officials from the Republic of Macedonia on the subject of the ethnic Macedonian minority in Albania.[3] In 2013, the village's official name was changed from "Goricë e Vogël" to "Dolna Gorica".[4]
Demographics
A 2007 estimate put the village's population at 550.[5]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 42 |
| 1926 | 511 (with Gorna Gorica) |
| 1945 | 149 |
| 1960 | 108 |
| 1969 | 210 |
| 1979 | 271 |
| 1989 | 253 |
| 2000 | 364[6] |
Culture
In 2002, a library opened in the village consisting of primarily Macedonian-language books.[7]
A monument commemorating the ethnic Macedonian refugees of the Greek Civil War was unveiled in the village in May, 2013.[8]
Dolna Gorica is home to the annual "Day of Wine" event, occurring each December.[9]
People from Dolna Gorica
- Dola Škembi (1986 - ), poet[10]
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ Българите в Албания I част
- ↑ Vickers, Miranada; Pettifer, James (2000). Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity. New York, NY: New York University Press. p. 205. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Pas Pustecit, edhe 7 fshatra të Korçës me emertime maqedonase" (in Albanian). Info Arkiv. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Belo, Raki. Селищни имена в Мала Преска - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, №3, стр.135.
- ↑ http://www.rec.org.mk/Proekti/Prespa/ecotourismmk.pdf
- ↑ ""The Temple of the Book" – Window towards the Fatherland". Culture.in.mk. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ Janevska, Ubavka (7 May 2013). "Во село Горица поставен споменик за егзодусот на македонските бегалци". Kanal 5 (in Macedonian). Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ "Мала Преспа организира манифестација "Ден на виното"" (in Macedonian). Lider. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ Vlahov-Micov, Stefan. "Македонска еманципација на Балканот" (in Macedonian). Maticana Selenici. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
Subdivisions of Pustec Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Pustec | ||
| Administrative Unit of Pustec |
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