Country Republic of Macedonia Postal code 7223 Car plates BT Elevation 584 m Municipality Bitola Municipality | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code(s) +389 047 Website . Population 155 (2002) | |
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Medžitlija (Macedonian: Меџитлија, Albanian: Mexhitli, Turkish: Mecitli) is a village situated in the south-west of the Republic of Macedonia, along the border with Greece. The village is located 14 km south of Bitola at the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing.
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Map of Medzhitlija, Macedonia (FYROM)
Past and present
The village exists 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 almost all migrated to Turkey and sold their properties to Albanians from the nearby village of Kišava. According to the census of 2002, the village has 155 inhabitants.
Demographics
According to the census of 2002, of the 155 inhabitants:
References
Medžitlija Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA