Kažani

Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia

Kažani Кажани Kazhanjë
Village
View of the village
41°04′N 21°09′E / 41.067°N 21.150°E / 41.067; 21.150
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipality	Bitola
Population (2002)
• Total	75
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	BT
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Kažani (Macedonian: Кажани, Albanian: Kazhanjë) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Capari.

Demographics

The Albanian population of Kažani are Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians.^[1] In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Kažani was inhabited by 450 Muslim Albanians and 65 Bulgarians.^[2] In 1905 in statistics gathered by Dimitar Mishev Brancoff, Kažani was inhabited by 480 Muslim Albanians and 56 Bulgarian Exarchists.^[3] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 75 inhabitants.^[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[4]

Macedonians 59
Albanians 13
Turks 2
Others 1

References

^ Indogermanische Gesellschaft (1929). Indogermanisches Jahrbuch, Vol. 13. Karl J. Trübner. p. 183. "Monastir (Bitol) auch für das Studium des Alb. geeignet: Ostrec (11 km von Monastir), Zlokućani haben geg., Dihovo, Bratindol, Magarevo, Ramna, Kažani, Dolenci, Lera, Crnovec, Drevenik, Murgašovo tosk. Bevölkerung. Die tosk."
^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 239.
^ D.M.Brancoff (1905). La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne. Paris. pp. 174-175.
^ ^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. 187.