Medžitlija

Medžitlija
Medžitlija ; Меџитлија; Mexhitli
	Village
	Medžitlija Location within North Macedonia
	Coordinates: 40°55′46″N 21°25′45″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipality	Bitola
Elevation	584 m (1,916 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	155
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7223
Area code(s)	+389 047
Car plates	BT
Website	.

Medžitlija (Macedonian: Меџитлија, Albanian: Mexhitli, Turkish: Mecitli) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia, along the border with Greece. It used to be part of the former municipality of Bistrica. The village is located 14 km south of Bitola at the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing.

History

The village exists since the end of the 19th century, when it belonged to the Kazas of Monastir in the Ottoman Empire. Medžitlija was populated by Turks until the 1950s - 1960s when almost all migrated to Turkey and sold their properties to Albanians from the nearby village of Kišava. According to the census of 2002, the village has 155 inhabitants.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 155 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

Albanians 154
Macedonians 1

References

Census 2002, s.68
Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 70.

External links

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[Statistical_Office-1] Census 2002, s.68

[Statisticaloffice-2] Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 70.