Otišani


Otišani is a village in the municipality of Debar, North Macedonia.

Name

The village in Albanian is known as Hotishani.

Demographics

Otišani is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the timar of Hizir Muriqi in the vilayet of Dulgoberda. The village had a total of five households, and the anthroponyms recorded depict a mixed Albanian-Slavic character, for example, among the household heads a certain Gjergj Karlovići is attested.
Otišani is again recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1583 as a village in the vilayet of Dulgobrda. The settlement had a total of 37 households with the anthroponymy attested being mixed Slavic-Albanian in character, with a predominance of Slavic names, with the minority of Albanian anthroponyms that appear displaying instances of Slavicisation. Alongside the Christians, 3 Muslim households are also registered.
In the late 20th century, Otišani was inhabited by a Torbeš population.
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Otišani was inhabited by 263 Albanians.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 530 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: