Nerezi () is a village in North Macedonia, located in the Struga municipality near in the Drimkol region.
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).Gjoni, Z. & Përnezha, H. (2011). Dibra në Defterët Osmanë (1467, 1583), f.108. Tiranë: Botime M&B page 295 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.).Gjoni, Z. & Përnezha, H. (2011). Dibra në Defterët Osmanë (1467, 1583), f.108. Tiranë: Botime M&B page 303
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.
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