Dollna Goricë
Village in Korçë, Albania
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Dollna Goricë (Albanian: Dollna Gorica, Macedonian : Долна Горица), formerly Goricë e Vogël, is a village on the western shore of Lake Prespa in the Pustec Municipality which is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone[1] located in the Korçë County in Albania.[2]
Dollna Goricë
Dolna Gorica Goricë e Vogël Долна Горица | |
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Dolna Gorica and Lake Prespa | |
.svg)  Dollna Goricë Location within Albania | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′37.92″N 20°55′30″E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Pustec |
| Administrative unit | Pustec |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 550 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
A survey in the late 19th century found Dolna Gorica to consist of 75 houses and 67 male Bulgarian Exarchist residents.[3][better source needed] In 1900, Vasil Kanchov gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Dolna Goritsa was inhabited by about 42 Bulgarian Christians.[4]
In February 1996, the village hosted a conference attended by officials from the Republic of Macedonia on the subject of the ethnic Macedonian minority in Albania.[5] In 2013, the village's official name was changed from "Goricë e Vogël" to "Dolna Gorica".[6]
Demographics
A 2007 estimate put the village's population at 550.[7] According to Bulgarian sources, including research by a Bulgarian scientist from Albania, the local inhabitants are Bulgarians.[8][9]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 42 |
| 1926 | 511 (with Gorna Gorica) |
| 1945 | 149 |
| 1960 | 108 |
| 1969 | 210 |
| 1979 | 271 |
| 1989 | 253 |
| 2000 | 364[10] |
Culture
In 2002, a library opened in the village consisting of primarily Macedonian-language books.[11]
A monument commemorating the ethnic Macedonian refugees of the Greek Civil War was unveiled in the village in May, 2013.[12]
Dolna Gorica is home to the annual "Day of Wine" event, occurring each December.[13]