Asamati, Resen

Asamati (Macedonian: Асамати; Albanian: Asamat, Osomat) is a village in the Resen Municipality of North 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]

Asamati Асамати Asamat
Village
View of the village Asamati
Asamati Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 40°59′11″N 21°03′03″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipality	Resen
Population  (2002)
• Total	175
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	+389
Car plates	RE

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 Macedonian.[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, consisting of Orthodox Macedonians living alongside Muslim Sunni and Bektashi Albanians, of whom the latter are known locally as Kolonjarë.[7] It is the only village in the municipality with no majority ethnic group.[8]

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

Gallery

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  Asamati village
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  Architecture of Asamati
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  Architecture of Asamati
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  Architecture of Asamati
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  Mosque of Asamati
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  Muslim cemetery of Asamati
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  Orthodox church of Asamati
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  Orthodox cemetery of Asamati
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  Abandoned old house and kafana near village waterfront
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  Asamati waterfront on Lake Prespa

People from Asamati

• Eftim Dimitrov (1867 - ?), member of the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps[9]
• Taip Taipi (1924 - 2001), politician[10]

References

1. "Asamati". Retrieved 24 August 2013.
2. Municipality of Resen
3. Koco, Dimče (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. Skopje: MANU. ISBN 9789989101069
4. „Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр.88-89.
5. D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, рр. 170-171.
6. Списък на населените места в Македония, Моравско и Одринско, Sofia 1917, с. 9.
7. Sugarman, Jane (1997). Engendering song: Singing and subjectivity at Prespa Albanian weddings. University of Chicago Press. pp. 9–11. ISBN 9780226779720.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
8. Censuses of population 1948 - 2002 Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
9. „Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр. 217.
10. Учеството на борците од Тетово и Тетовско во IV (VII) бригада, Тетово и Тетовско во НОВ 1941-1945. кн. втора, Tetovo, 1991, 114-120