Obednik
Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia
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Obednik (Macedonian: Обедник, Albanian: Obetnik) is a village in the municipality of Demir Hisar, North Macedonia. This village is only 5 to 7 km (3.1 to 4.3 mi) away from the historic village of Smilevo. Obednik has many tobacco fields, and is surrounded by mountains.
Obednik
Обедник Obetnik | |
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Village | |
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  Obednik Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′N 21°10′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Demir Hisar |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 239 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | DH |
| Website | . |
Demographics
Obednik is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The village had 64 households аnd 1 widow.[1] The inhabitants attested largely bore Slavic anthroponyms. while a minority bore mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponyms, such as Zgur son of Millosh, Rale son of Gin, Kojo son of Radosllav etc.[2]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Obednik was inhabited by 250 Muslim Albanians.[3]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 273 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include: Albanians 139 and Macedonians 134[4]
According to the census of 2021, the village had 239 inhabitants, of whom were 152 Albanians, 79 Macedonians and 8 people without data
