Otišani
Отишани | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 41°27′N 20°31′E / 41.450°N 20.517°E | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Southwestern |
Municipality | Debar |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 530 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Car plates | DB |
Website | . |
Otišani ( Macedonian: Отишани) is a village in the municipality of Debar, North Macedonia.
The village in Albanian is known as Hotishani.
Otišani (Hotishani) is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the timar of Hizir Muriqi (possibly, Maziqi or Mazhiqi) in the vilayet of Dulgoberda. The village had a total of five households and the anthroponyms recorded depict a mixed Albanian-Slavic character, for example, among the household heads a certain Gjergj Karlovići is attested. [1]
Otišani has traditionally been inhabited by a Torbeš population. [2]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Otišani was inhabited by 263 Albanians. [3]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 530 inhabitants. [4] Ethnic groups in the village include: [4]