Reč (; ) is a historical village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. It is part of the region of Upper Reka.
History Due to uprisings in the Upper Reka region, Reč was burned down by Serbian and Bulgarian forces between 1912–1916.."Tërnica, Reçi, Boletini, Dëbova, Strezimiri, Zavojska dhe Shtirovica deri në vitin 1916 u dogjën nga serbët dhe bullgarët. [Tërnica, Reçi, Boletini, Dëbova, Strezimiri, Zavojska and Shtirovica until 1916 were burned by Serbs and Bulgarians.]"
Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had no inhabitants.Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 191.
According to Ethnography of the Adrianople, Monastir and Salonika vilayets, Strezimir in 1873 had 30 households with 96 Orthodox Albanians.„Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995. стр. 174-175.
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village was inhabited by 140 Muslim Albanians and 150 Christian Albanians.Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
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