Albanians in Bulgaria
Albanians (Bulgarian: албанци, albantsi) are a minority ethnic group in Bulgaria (Albanian: Bullgaria). Although according to the 2011 census they only numbered 220, their number in the Bulgarian lands was much larger in the past. Between the 15th and 17th century, groups of Albanians (both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox by confession) settled in many parts of modern northern Bulgaria, with a less numerous group of settlers in southern Thrace. Afterwards they were fully assimilated in the neighboring Bulgarian communities.
Shqiptarët në Bullgari Албанци в България | |
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| Total population | |
| 220 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mandritsa, Sofia | |
| Languages | |
| Albanian, Bulgarian | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bulgarians in Albania, Albanians of Romania |
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