Gorno Nerezi (, sq, Nerez i Epërm) is a village in the

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of Karpoš,

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. The settlement is situated at an altitude of 771 meters (2532 feet). It is located on the wooded slopes of Mt.

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, covers a 7 km radius. Located in Gorno Nerezi is the Church of St. Panteleimon, dedicated to the protector of health. The church was constructed in 1164 by order of Alexius Angelus Comnenus, a member of the imperial family. The frescoes are famous examples of Comnenian Age

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Demographics

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Nerezi appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes. The names are: Petko Niko son of Zogo, Tan-o son of Doka-ç, (Duka-ç), Brajko his son, Daci son of Doka-ç (Duka-ç), Niko son of Bujçun, Stepa his son, Niko son of Grop-ça, Berislav, Niko his brother, Don-ço son of Çoça. As of the 2021 census, Gorno Nerezi had 181 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
/ref> *Albanians 112 *Macedonians 51 *Others 12 *Turks 5 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 1 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 314 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002)
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 64. * Albanians 282 * Macedonians 22 *

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6 *

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Villages in Karpoš Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia {{Karpoš-geo-stub