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'''Dolna Gorica''' ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]/[[Macedonian language|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]].<ref>[http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf Law nr. 115/2014]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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A survey in the late 19th century found Dolna Gorica to consist of 75 houses and 67 male Bulgarian Orthodox residents.<ref>[http://www.vmro-rousse.hit.bg/bulgarite_po_sveta/Albania.html Българите в Албания I част] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709162720/http://vmro-rousse.hit.bg/bulgarite_po_sveta/Albania.html |date=2009-07-09 }}</ref> |
A survey in the late 19th century found Dolna Gorica to consist of 75 houses and 67 male Bulgarian Orthodox residents.<ref>[http://www.vmro-rousse.hit.bg/bulgarite_po_sveta/Albania.html Българите в Албания I част] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709162720/http://vmro-rousse.hit.bg/bulgarite_po_sveta/Albania.html |date=2009-07-09 }}</ref> In 1900, [[Vasil Kanchov]] gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Dolna Goritsa was inhabited by about 42 Bulgarian Christians.<ref> [http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_36.htm Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 242. (Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics, p. 242]. Accessed 13 May 2018 (in Bulgarian)</ref> |
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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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Vickers|first1=Miranada|last2=Pettifer|first2=James|title=Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwo1qeK8fQC&pg=PA315&lpg=PA315&dq=dolna+gorica&source=bl&ots=QDfv3rNwgn&sig=U7kGH2StkgglcCQKdV_rCo3Vsr4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kt1vU_S8KpSmyAS4tIKoAw&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=dolna%20gorica&f=false|accessdate=11 May 2014|year=2000|publisher=New York University Press|location=New York, NY|page=205}}</ref> In 2013, the village's official name was changed from "Goricë e Vogël" to "Dolna Gorica".<ref name="IA">{{cite news|url=http://arkivamediatike.com/lajme/artikull/iden/1047358646/titulli/Pas-Pustecit-edhe-7-fshatra-te-Korces-me-emertime-maqedonase|title=Pas Pustecit, edhe 7 fshatra të Korçës me emertime maqedonase|date=17 April 2013|publisher=Info Arkiv|language=Albanian|accessdate=29 July 2014}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Vickers|first1=Miranada|last2=Pettifer|first2=James|title=Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwo1qeK8fQC&pg=PA315&lpg=PA315&dq=dolna+gorica&source=bl&ots=QDfv3rNwgn&sig=U7kGH2StkgglcCQKdV_rCo3Vsr4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kt1vU_S8KpSmyAS4tIKoAw&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=dolna%20gorica&f=false|accessdate=11 May 2014|year=2000|publisher=New York University Press|location=New York, NY|page=205}}</ref> In 2013, the village's official name was changed from "Goricë e Vogël" to "Dolna Gorica".<ref name="IA">{{cite news|url=http://arkivamediatike.com/lajme/artikull/iden/1047358646/titulli/Pas-Pustecit-edhe-7-fshatra-te-Korces-me-emertime-maqedonase|title=Pas Pustecit, edhe 7 fshatra të Korçës me emertime maqedonase|date=17 April 2013|publisher=Info Arkiv|language=Albanian|accessdate=29 July 2014}}</ref> |
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Dolna Gorica
Долна Горица, Goricë e Vogël | |
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 Dolna Gorica and Lake Prespa | |
.svg)  Dolna Gorica | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′37.92″N 20°55′30″E / 40.8772000°N 20.92500°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Pustec |
| Municipal unit | Pustec |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 550 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Dolna Gorica (Bulgarian/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 1900, Vasil Kanchov gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Dolna Goritsa was inhabited by about 42 Bulgarian Christians.[3]
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.[4] In 2013, the village's official name was changed from "Goricë e Vogël" to "Dolna Gorica".[5]
Demographics
A 2007 estimate put the village's population at 550.[6]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 42 |
| 1926 | 511 (with Gorna Gorica) |
| 1945 | 149 |
| 1960 | 108 |
| 1969 | 210 |
| 1979 | 271 |
| 1989 | 253 |
| 2000 | 364[7] |
Culture
In 2002, a library opened in the village consisting of primarily Macedonian-language books.[8]
A monument commemorating the ethnic Macedonian refugees of the Greek Civil War was unveiled in the village in May, 2013.[9]
Dolna Gorica is home to the annual "Day of Wine" event, occurring each December.[10]
People from Dolna Gorica
- Dola Škembi (1986 - ), poet[11]
References
- ^ Law nr. 115/2014[permanent dead link]
- ^ Българите в Албания I част Archived 2009-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 242. (Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics, p. 242. Accessed 13 May 2018 (in Bulgarian)
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
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Municipal seat: Pustec | ||
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