Prisojnica (Macedonian: Присојница) is a village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.

Prisojnica
Присојница
Village
Panoramic view of the village
Panoramic view of the village
Prisojnica is located in North Macedonia
Prisojnica
Prisojnica
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°35′N 20°37′E / 41.583°N 20.617°E / 41.583; 20.617
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Mavrovo and Rostuša
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesGV
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Demographics

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Prisojnica (Prisovinçe) is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the ziamet of Reka which was under the authority of Karagöz Bey. The settlement had a total of five households and the anthroponymy attested depicts an Albanian character: Progon Primiqyri, Dimitri Gjoneci, Petër Arrasi, Dimitri Arrasi, and Dimitri Palama.[1]

From the 20th century onwards, the village was inhabited by a Torbeš population.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 315 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 119.
  2. ^ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p. 214. "Само со Торбеши се населени денеска Жировница, Видуше, Болетин, Аџиефци, Присојница, Скудриње, Горно Косоврасти (во Река),..."
  3. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 167.