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'''Cerje''' ({{lang-sq-definite|Cerja}}, {{lang-bg|Церие}}, {{lang-mk|Церје}}) is a village at the southeastern end of [[Pustec Municipality]] which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone<ref>https://minorityrights.org/minorities/macedonians/</ref> located in the [[Korçë County]] of [[Albania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf |title=Law nr. 115/2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085559/http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24|dead-url=no}}</ref> near the border with [[Greece]]. The village is composed of [[ethnic Macedonians]],<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Xhaxho |first= Manjola |date= 2007 |title=Minority Rights and the Republic of Albania: Missing the Implementation |publisher=Faculty of Law, Lund University | url=https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588}}</ref> which form part of the larger [[Macedonians in Albania | Macedonian minority in Albania]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.instat.gov.al/media/180932/1.1.13.xls |title= Census 2011 Data: Resident population by ethnic and cultural affiliation |publisher= The Institute of Statistics of Republic of Albania |accessdate= 5 April 2014 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035427/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/180932/1.1.13.xls |archivedate= 24 September 2015}}</ref> According to Bulgarian sources the local inhabitants are [[Bulgarians in Albania|Bulgarians]].<ref>[http://www.mni.bg/2017/11/selishta-v-mala-prespa.html Бело Раки (Belo, Raki). Селищни имена в Мала Преспа - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, № 3, с. 134.]</ref><ref>Българите в района на Корча и Мала Преспа (Албания) - съвременна картина, Балканистичен Форум, 2005, №1-3, с. 113-129 (Pashova, Anastasija. Bulgarians in the region of Korcha and Mala Prespa (Albania) nowadays, Balcanistic forum, 2005, issue No: 1-3, pp. 113-129.)</ref>
'''Cerje''' ({{lang-sq-definite|Cerja}}, {{lang-bg|Церие}}, {{lang-mk|Церје}}) is a village at the southeastern end of [[Pustec Municipality]] which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone<ref>https://minorityrights.org/minorities/macedonians/</ref> located in the [[Korçë County]] of [[Albania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf |title=Law nr. 115/2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085559/http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24|dead-url=no}}</ref> near the border with [[Greece]]. The village is composed of [[ethnic Macedonians]],<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Xhaxho |first= Manjola |date= 2007 |title=Minority Rights and the Republic of Albania: Missing the Implementation |publisher=Faculty of Law, Lund University | url=https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588}}</ref> which form part of the larger [[Macedonians in Albania | Macedonian minority in Albania]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.instat.gov.al/media/180932/1.1.13.xls |title= Census 2011 Data: Resident population by ethnic and cultural affiliation |publisher= The Institute of Statistics of Republic of Albania |accessdate= 5 April 2014 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035427/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/180932/1.1.13.xls |archivedate= 24 September 2015}}</ref> According to Bulgarian sources, including researches by Bulgarian scientists from Albania, the local inhabitants are [[Bulgarians in Albania|Bulgarians]].<ref>[http://www.mni.bg/2017/11/selishta-v-mala-prespa.html Бело Раки (Belo, Raki). Селищни имена в Мала Преспа - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, № 3, с. 134.]</ref><ref>Българите в района на Корча и Мала Преспа (Албания) - съвременна картина, Балканистичен Форум, 2005, №1-3, с. 113-129 (Pashova, Anastasija. Bulgarians in the region of Korcha and Mala Prespa (Albania) nowadays, Balcanistic forum, 2005, issue No: 1-3, pp. 113-129.)</ref>




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==History==
==History==
In 1900, [[Vasil Kanchov]] gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Cerja (Церя) was inhabited by about 120 Bulgarian Christians.<ref>[[Vasil Kanchov]] (1901). [http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_36.htm Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 241. (Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics, p. 242]. Accessed 13 May 2018 (in Bulgarian)</ref> In 1904, following the [[Ilinden Uprising]], Cerja came under the [[Bulgarian Exarchate]]. In 1911, the village was recorded by Georgi Trajčev as a Bulgarian village having six houses and 54 inhabitants.<ref>Трайчев, Георги. Български селища в днешна Албания, в: Отецъ Паисий, 15-31 юли 1929 година, стр. 212.</ref>
In 1900, [[Vasil Kanchov]] gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Cerja (Церя) was inhabited by about 120 Bulgarian Christians.<ref>[[Vasil Kanchov]] (1901). [http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_36.htm Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 241. (Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics, p. 242]. Accessed 13 May 2018 (in Bulgarian)</ref> In 1904, following the [[Ilinden Uprising]], Cerja came under the [[Bulgarian Exarchate]].
In 1911, the village was recorded by Georgi Trajčev as a Bulgarian village having six houses and 54 inhabitants.<ref>Трайчев, Георги. Български селища в днешна Албания, в: Отецъ Паисий, 15-31 юли 1929 година, стр. 212.</ref>



==Demographics==
==Demographics==
According to a 2007 source, Cerja is the least populous village in Pustec Municipality, having only a small amount of elderly residents.<ref>Бело, Раки. Селищни имена в Мала Преска - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, №3, стр.135.</ref>
According to a 2007 source, Cerja is the least populous village in Pustec Municipality, having only a small amount of elderly residents.<ref>Бело, Раки. Селищни имена в Мала Преска - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, №3, стр.135.</ref>

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Cerje
Церје
Village
Cerje is located in Albania
Cerje
Cerje
Coordinates: 40°44′58″N 20°58′32″E / 40.74944°N 20.97556°E / 40.74944; 20.97556
Country Albania
CountyKorçë
MunicipalityPustec
Municipal unitPustec
Population
 (2000)
 • Total252
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Cerje (Albanian definite form: Cerja, Bulgarian: Церие, Macedonian: Церје) is a village at the southeastern end of Pustec Municipality which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone[1] located in the Korçë County of Albania,[2] near the border with Greece. The village is composed of ethnic Macedonians,[3] which form part of the larger Macedonian minority in Albania.[4] According to Bulgarian sources, including researches by Bulgarian scientists from Albania, the local inhabitants are Bulgarians.[5][6]


File:Bilingual road sign directing to Glloboçeni, written in both Macedonian and Albanian.jpg
Bilingual road sign directing to Cerje, written in both Macedonian and Albanian

History

In 1900, Vasil Kanchov gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Cerja (Церя) was inhabited by about 120 Bulgarian Christians.[7] In 1904, following the Ilinden Uprising, Cerja came under the Bulgarian Exarchate.

In 1911, the village was recorded by Georgi Trajčev as a Bulgarian village having six houses and 54 inhabitants.[8]

Demographics

According to a 2007 source, Cerja is the least populous village in Pustec Municipality, having only a small amount of elderly residents.[9]

Year Population[10]
1900 120
1926 98
1945 175
1960 250
1969 308
1979 308
1989 297
2000 252

References

  1. ^ https://minorityrights.org/minorities/macedonians/
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Xhaxho, Manjola (2007). Minority Rights and the Republic of Albania: Missing the Implementation (Thesis). Faculty of Law, Lund University.
  4. ^ "Census 2011 Data: Resident population by ethnic and cultural affiliation". The Institute of Statistics of Republic of Albania. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Бело Раки (Belo, Raki). Селищни имена в Мала Преспа - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, № 3, с. 134.
  6. ^ Българите в района на Корча и Мала Преспа (Албания) - съвременна картина, Балканистичен Форум, 2005, №1-3, с. 113-129 (Pashova, Anastasija. Bulgarians in the region of Korcha and Mala Prespa (Albania) nowadays, Balcanistic forum, 2005, issue No: 1-3, pp. 113-129.)
  7. ^ Vasil Kanchov (1901). Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 241. (Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics, p. 242. Accessed 13 May 2018 (in Bulgarian)
  8. ^ Трайчев, Георги. Български селища в днешна Албания, в: Отецъ Паисий, 15-31 юли 1929 година, стр. 212.
  9. ^ Бело, Раки. Селищни имена в Мала Преска - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, №3, стр.135.
  10. ^ [1]


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