Nerezi

Not to be confused with Gorno Nerezi.

Nerezi (Macedonian: Нерези) is a village in North Macedonia, located in the Struga municipality near in the Drimkol region.^[1]

Nerezi Нерези
Village
Panoramic view of the village
Nerezi Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°20′22″N 20°36′11″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Struga
Elevation	870 m (2,850 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	213
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	SU
Website	.

History

Nerezi (Nizazi) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the vilayet of Dulgobrda. The settlement had a total of 6 households with the anthroponymy attested mostly being Slavic in character with Albanian anthroponyms only being present in 1 (e.g., Mirush Duriz).^[2] Nerezi (Nerec) is again recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1583 as a village in the vilayet of Dulgobrda. The settlement had a total of 26 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., Petko Gjon-i, Gjorgo Gjergj, Petko Kurte etc.).^[3]

Demographics

The village is populated by 213 inhabitants of whom 212 are Macedonians. Today there are around hundred of houses and around hundred and twenty inhabitants living in the village.