Asamati (Resen Municipality)
| Asamati Асамати Asamat | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  Asamati Location within Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′11″N 21°03′03″E / 40.98639°N 21.05083°E | |
| Country |
 Macedonia |
| Municipality | Resen Municipality |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 175 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +389 |
| Car plates | RE |
Asamati (Macedonian: Асамати; Albanian: Asamat, Osomat) is a village in the Resen Municipality of the Republic of 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]
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 members of the Bulgarian Exarchate.[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; it is the only village in the municipality with no majority ethnic group.[7]
| 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 | ||||||
People from Asamati
- Eftim Dimitrov (1867 - ?), member of the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps[8]
- Taip Taipi (1924 - 2001), politician[9]
References
- ↑ "Asamati". Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Municipality of Resen
- ↑ Koco, Dimče (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. Skopje: MANU. ISBN 9789989101069
- ↑ „Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр.88-89.
- ↑ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, рр. 170-171.
- ↑ Списък на населените места в Македония, Моравско и Одринско, Sofia 1917, с. 9.
- ↑ Censuses of population 1948 - 2002
- ↑ „Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр. 217.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 40°59′N 21°03′E / 40.983°N 21.050°E