Bezovo

Bezovo Безово
Village
Bezovo
Bezovo Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°19′44″N20°36′08″E / 41.328766°N 20.602329°E / 41.328766; 20.602329
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Struga
Elevation	721 m (2,365 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	54
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	+38946

Bezovo is a village in Municipality of Struga, North Macedonia. ^[1]

Population

Bezovo (Bizova) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the vilayet of Dulgobrda. The settlement had a total of 8 households with the anthroponymy attested being of a mixed Albanian-Slavic character with a slight predominance of Slavic names. ^[2] Bezovo (Pezovo) is again recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1583 as a village in the vilayet of Dulgobrda. The settlement had a total of 24 households with the anthroponymy attested being mostly Slavic in character, with Albanian anthroponyms forming a minority as well as displaying instances of Slavicisation (e.g., Borko son of Gjergj Marko). The village had 1 Muslim household. ^[3]

According to the 1943 Albanian census, Bezovo was inhabited by 172 Orthodox Macedonians. ^[4]

The current population is 54 (2002):

• Macedonians 53
• Others 1

References

1. "Bezovo Struga, Macedonia - Bezovo Struga | Bezovo map". Makedonija.name. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
2. Gjoni, Z. & Përnezha, H. (2011). Dibra në Defterët Osmanë (1467, 1583), f.108. Tiranë: Botime M&B page 295
3. Gjoni, Z. & Përnezha, H. (2011). Dibra në Defterët Osmanë (1467, 1583), f.108. Tiranë: Botime M&B page 295
4. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".