Asamati (; ) is a village in the Resen Municipality of North Macedonia, on the northeastern shore of Lake Prespa. Asamati is located just over from the municipal centre of Resen and has 175 residents.
History Asamati is home to several archaeological sites, dating from various historical eras, most of which were discovered by accident. Many of the findings from the sites, such as pithos and roof tiles, are housed at the Saraj in Resen.Koco, Dimče (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. Skopje: MANU.
Demographics
The demographics of Asamati are written in several Bulgarian sources. According to Yordan Iliev Yordanov, Asamati in 1873 is listed as "Adamite", consisted of 16 households with 30 Muslim inhabitants and 16 Bulgarians.„Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр.88-89. In 1905, D.M.Brancoff wrote Asamati had 150 inhabitants, of which 102 were Muslim Albanians and the remainder were Bulgarian Exarchists.D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, рр. 170-171.
During World War I, the village had 115 residents.Списък на населените места в Македония, Моравско и Одринско, Sofia 1917, с. 9.
The population of Asamati is ethnically mixed, consisting of Orthodox Macedonians living alongside Muslim Sunni and Bektashi Albanians, of whom the latter are known locally as Kolonjarë. It is the only village in the municipality with no majority ethnic group.Censuses of population 1948 - 2002
Ethnicgroup census 1961 census 1971 census 1981 census 1991 census 1994 census 2002census 2021 Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %Number % Macedonians 106 48.0 83 41.1 87 40.0 88 37.9 77 39.5 68 38.95532.7 Albanians 65 29.4 102 50.5 106 48.6 94 40.5 97 49.7 81 46.39154.2 Turks 49 22.2 17 8.4 0 0.0 22 9.5 21 10.8 26 14.9169.5 others 1 0.5 0 0.0 25 11.5 28 12.1 0 0.0 0 0.063.6 Total 221 202 218 232 195 175168
Gallery
People from Asamati Eftim Dimitrov (1867 - ?), member of the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps„Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр. 217. Taip Taipi (1924 - 2001), politicianУчеството на борците од Тетово и Тетовско во IV (VII) бригада, Тетово и Тетовско во НОВ 1941-1945. кн. втора, Tetovo, 1991, 114-120
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