Gorna Goricë
Template:Infobox settlement AL Gorna Goricë (Template:Langx; Macedonian/Bulgarian: Горна Горица), previously officially known as Goricë e Madhe, is a village in the Pustec Municipality which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone[1] located in the Korçë County in Albania.[2] It is situated west of Lake Prespa and the village of Tuminec, and northwest of the village of Dolna Gorica. The village is composed of ethnic Macedonians,[3] which form part of the larger Macedonian minority in Albania.[4]
History
Gorna Gorica is a proposed location of the ancient fortified settlement of Pelion.[5]
In the late 19th century, the village came under the Bulgarian Exarchate. The village had 33 houses and 404 Bulgarian Orthodox Christian residents at that time.[6]Template:Better source needed The "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne" survey by Bulgarian Exarchate secretary Dimitar Mishev (D. Brankov) concluded that village had 360 Bulgarian Exarchists residents in 1905.[7] In March 1933, Albania deported 150 Bulgarian families from the village, after the Albanian side refused to ratify the Albanian-Bulgarian protocol of 1932.[8]
In 2013, the village's official name was changed from "Goricë e Madhe" to "Gorna Gorica".[9]
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 285 |
| 1926 | 511 (with Dolna Gorica) |
| 1945 | 201 |
| 1960 | 329 |
| 1969 | 369 |
| 1979 | 406 |
| 1989 | 489 |
| 2000 | 515 [1] |
According to Bulgarian sources, including research by a Bulgarian scientist from Albania, the local inhabitants have Bulgarian roots.[10][11]
Culture
The Church of Saint Demetrius in Gorna Goricë dates from the second half of the 19th century. Restoration work began on the church in 2023.[12]
References
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- ↑ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 168-169. (in French)
- ↑ Paskal, Milo. Albania and the Balkan Entente. Balkan Studies 39 (1). Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1998. p. 111
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- ↑ Бело Раки (Belo, Raki). Селищни имена в Мала Преспа - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, № 3, с. 134.
- ↑ 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.)
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