Debreše

Debreše (Дебреше, Debresh) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Debreše appears as being largely inhabited by an Muslim 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: Mitran, son of Kodra; Rajk-o, his son; Milosh, his son; Dabzhiv, son of Hamza; Gjorgj, son of Goga; Stepan, his brother; Dabzhiv, his son; Dosa, son of Ilije; Lala, his brother; Dona, son of Bud-i; Dimitri, son of Dibrashin; Nen-o, son of Gego; Dimitri, son of Gego; Jovan, son of Gego; Nik-o, son of Miltush; Jovan, his brother; Bojk-o, son of Gjon; Lazor, son of Dobri; Lazor, son of Nikolla; Rajk-o, son of Nikolla; Argjir, son of Rele; Tanush, son of Oliver; Nik-o, son of Lal-ush.

Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Debreše had 2,859 residents with the following ethnic composition:
 * Albanians 2,683
 * Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 103
 * Macedonians 59
 * Others 14

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4847 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:


 * Albanians 4739
 * Macedonians 93
 * Turks 2
 * Bosniaks 1
 * Romani 156
 * Others 12

Sports
The local football club KF Flamurtari Debresh plays in the Macedonian Third Football League.