Medžitlija

Mexhitli

Меџитлија
Mexhitli
Mexhitli Меџитлија; Mexhitli
Village
	Medzhitlija
	Air view of the village
	Mexhitli Location within North Macedonia
	Coordinates: 40°55′46″N 21°25′45″E / 40.92944°N 21.42917°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	389 047
Car plates	BT
Website	.

Medžitlija (Macedonian: Меџитлија, Albanian: Mexhitli) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia, along the border with Greece. It was previously 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 has existed 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 the majority migrated to Turkey and sold their properties to Albanians from the nearby village of Kišava.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 155 inhabitants.^[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[1]

Albanians 154
Macedonians 1

References

^ ^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. 70.

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Location

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[Statisticaloffice-1] Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 70.

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