Asamati, Resen

Asamati (Macedonian: Асамати; Albanian: Asamat, Osomat) is a village in the Resen Municipality of North 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]

Asamati

Асамати
Asamat
Village
View of the village Asamati
Asamati
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 40°59′11″N 21°03′03″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Resen
Population
 (2002)
 • Total175
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+389
Car platesRE

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 Macedonian.[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, consisting of Orthodox Macedonians living alongside Muslim Sunni and Bektashi Albanians, of whom the latter are known locally as Kolonjarë.[7] It is the only village in the municipality with no majority ethnic group.[8]

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
  • Asamati village
  • Architecture of Asamati
  • Architecture of Asamati
  • Architecture of Asamati
  • Mosque of Asamati
  • Muslim cemetery of Asamati
  • Orthodox church of Asamati
  • Orthodox cemetery of Asamati
  • Abandoned old house and kafana near village waterfront
  • Asamati waterfront on Lake Prespa

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. Sugarman, Jane (1997). Engendering song: Singing and subjectivity at Prespa Albanian weddings. University of Chicago Press. pp. 9–11. ISBN 9780226779720.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  8. Censuses of population 1948 - 2002 Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  9. „Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр. 217.
  10. Учеството на борците од Тетово и Тетовско во IV (VII) бригада, Тетово и Тетовско во НОВ 1941-1945. кн. втора, Tetovo, 1991, 114-120

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