Ostren
Encyclopedia
Ostren is a municipality in the Bulqizë District
, Dibër County
, eastern Albania
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majority, and an Orthodox Macedonian minority, both of whom are officially unrecognised by the Albanian government.
courses operate in Ostren to cater for the Macedonian speaking majority population which lives in the village.
Bulqizë District
The District of Bulqizë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It has a population of 28,374, and an area of 469 km². It is in the east of the country, and its capital is Bulqizë....
, Dibër County
Dibër County
The County of Dibër is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Bulqizë, Dibër, and Mat and its capital is Peshkopi.Dibër is known for its resistance against the Turks. Historical Dibër included parts of Albania and Macedonia...
, eastern Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
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Demographics
Ostren is inhabited by a Macedonian MuslimMacedonian Muslims
The Macedonian Muslims , also known as Muslim Macedonians, Torbeš, ; , in older sources Pomaks are a minority religious group within the community of ethnic Macedonians who are Muslims...
majority, and an Orthodox Macedonian minority, both of whom are officially unrecognised by the Albanian government.
Education
Macedonian languageMacedonian language
Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...
courses operate in Ostren to cater for the Macedonian speaking majority population which lives in the village.