Barešani

Barešani (Macedonian Cyrillic: Барешани) is a village 8.88 kilometres (5.52 mi) away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Bistrica.

Barešani

Барешани
Village
St. Demetrius Church, Barešani
Barešani
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates:
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Bitola
Population
 (2002)
 • Total205
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The name comes from ЗЛАТНИ АНОВИ (Golden Anovi). The story goes that there was a money mint in the village that made bronze & golden coins and had a rest stop with an AN (hotel type accommodation) so БАРЕШАНИ (Barešani) means Golden Anovi (golden hotel/accommodation).

The AN is usually a two-story building, with the bottom used to house the animals of travelers and the top part for travelers.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 205 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1][2]

In the 1950s, the village had 100 households but migration started with many inhabitants immigrating to Australia and North America. The majority of the emigrants settled in Australia.

The population uses the household's name (besides family name and first names) to show which household they come from, e.g. Atanasovski (family), Zlatko (first), from Dzolevi (household) (in Macedonian, АТАНАСОВСКИ ЗЛАТКО од ЅОЛЕВИ).

It has three churches:

  • St. Spas (Св.Спас)
  • St. Dimitrija (Св.Димитрија)
  • St. Merkuri (Св.Меркури), and also a monastery.

The village celebrates Spasov den (Спасов Ден), which always falls on a Thursday around the first week of July.

During World War II a railway line from Bitola passed at the beginning of the village and was used by the Allies to transport goods.

References
  1. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 69.
  2. "Baresani Bitola, Macedonia - Baresani Bitola | Baresani map". Makedonija.name. Retrieved 2013-10-25.

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