{{Expand Macedonian|topic=geo|Лисолај|date=August 2021}}{{Infobox settlement |name = Lisolaj |official_name = |other_name = |native_name = Лисолај |nickname = |settlement_type = Village <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = North Macedonia |pushpin_map_caption = Location within North Macedonia |pushpin_label_position = top <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_mapsize = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{NMK}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = 15px Pelagonia |subdivision_type2 = Municipality |subdivision_name2 = 13px Bitola <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, to display imperial before metric--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields with measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = <!-- Elevation --------------------------> |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_max_ft = |elevation_min_m = |elevation_min_ft = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2002 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 225 |timezone = CET |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = CEST |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coor_type = <!-- can be used to specify what the coordinates refer to --> |coordinates = {{coord|41|09|N|21|18|E|display=title|region:MK_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |footnotes = }} '''Lisolaj''' ({{langx|mk|Лисолај}}) is a village in the Bitola Municipality of North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kukurečani.
==Geography== Lisolaj belongs to the so-called Pelagonia Region, in the geographical area of Pelagonia and the foot of the mountain Drevenik, 17 km north of the city of Bitola. The village is hilly, at an altitude of 746 meters. Above the settlement is the church of St. Petka which is from the 19th century.
==Demographics== Lisolaj is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. Alongside Christian Slavic names, an individual attested as a priest of the village (''prift'') bore the typical Albanian anthroponym, Gjergj.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Murati |first1=Qemal| journal=Studime Albanologjike|title=EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV |date=2022 |publisher=ITSH|page=18|quote=LISOLAJ Gerg prift; Kojo, i biri i Kalojan-it; Dimitri, i biri i Stajko-s; Pejo, i biri i Dimitri-t; Gjorgo, i biri i Dimitri-t; Dimitri, i biri i Gjorgo-s; Dimitri, i biri i Janko-s; Dimitri, i biri i Miho-s; Dimitri, i biri i Nençe-s }}</ref>
According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics") from 1900, Lisolaj had 340 inhabitants, all Bulgarians.<ref name=":0">[http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_36.htm Kanchov, Vasil. „Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics“. Sofia, 1900, p. 238.] (in Bulgarian)</ref> According to the Bulgarian Exarchate Secretary Dimitar Mišev, ("La Macedoine et sa Population Chrétienne") in 1905 there were 400 Bulgarians in Lisolaj.<ref name=":1">Brancoff, D.M. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 166-167.</ref>
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 225 inhabitants.<ref name = Statisticaloffice/> Ethnic groups in the village include:<ref name = Statisticaloffice>Macedonian Census (2002), [http://www.stat.gov.mk/publikacii/knigaX.pdf ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''], The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 128.</ref>
*Macedonians 224 *Others 1
== Mythology == According to legend, the name of Lisolaj comes from a story about a hunter who lost his child in the woods. The hunter ordered his dog (named Liso) to bark (luy, the command to bark). The name of the village was formed by mixing these two words. <ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2016 |title=The legend of Lisolaj |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/macedonian/en/podcast-episode/the-legend-of-lisolaj/f92rq8lew |access-date=11 April 2026 |website=SBS}}</ref>
== Sport == Lisolaj has a soccer team called the FK Lisolaj (ФК Лисолаj). Their first recorded match is on 25 August 2019 against Crna Reka, and there is still continued recorded activity from team. The team captain is Zoran Sekulovski.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 April 2026 |title=Lisolaj |url=https://macedonianfootball.com/team/lisolaj/ |website=Macedonian Football}}</ref> On 12 December 2023, the team was crowned autumn champions in the Bitola municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drakulovski |first=Janko |date=12 December 2023 |title=Half season ends in 4&5 Bitola leagues |url=https://macedonianfootball.com/half-season-ends-in-45-bitola-leagues/ |access-date=11 April 2026 |website=Macedonian Football}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://makedonija.name/municipalities/bitola/lisolaj Visit Macedonia]
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