Rostuše
Rostuše
Ростуше | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Rostuše | |
Rostuše Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°37′N 20°36′E / 41.617°N 20.600°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Polog |
| Municipality | Mavrovo i Rostuše |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 872 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GV |
Rostuše (Macedonian: Ростуше) is a village and the seat of the municipality of Mavrovo i Rostuše, North Macedonia.
History
In the Middle Ages the village was known as Radostuša (Macedonian: Радостош). In 1426, Gjon Kastrioti and his sons donated the villages of Rostuše and Trebište together with the Church of Saint Mary to the Hilandar Monastery.[1]
Ottoman period
Rostuše is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village within the Reka area, under the authority of Karagöz Bey. The register records a total of 15 households. The household heads listed in the defter are:[2]
- Stanše Gjorgović (Kjorković)
- Istvan (Stevan), his brother
- Ninče Koklar
- Pop Petar
- Ninče Blašti
- Nikola Kovač
- Buklin, son of Rajo
- Pop Vlatko
- Gjuro Kovač
- Gjore (Kjore) Kirać
- Staniša Vladislav (Sode), his brother
- Gjuro Bodrikani (Budričani)
- Dragoe, son of Joka
The Ottoman register records personal names only and does not provide information on ethnic affiliation.
Culture
A church dedicated to the Holy Mother of God was consecrated in 2023 as a reconstruction of an older church.[3] The Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery is located nearby.
Demographics
Rostuše has traditionally been inhabited by a Torbeš and an Orthodox Macedonian population.[4]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 872 inhabitants.[5] The ethnic composition was as follows:
- Macedonians – 397
- Turks – 427
- Albanians – 41
- Bosniaks – 2
- Others – 5
References
- ^ Slijepčević, Đoko M. (1983). Srpsko-arbanaški odnosi kroz vekove sa posebnim osvrtom na novije vreme (in Serbian). Himelstir. p. 45.
- ^ Palikruševa, Galaba (2016). Islamizacijata na Torbešite i formiranjeto na torbeškata subgrupa. Skopje: University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology. p. 105. ISBN 978-608-4762-08-9.
- ^ "ОСВЕТЕНА ЦРКВАТА ВО РОСТУШЕ". Denesen. 30 July 2023.
- ^ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. p. 214. ISBN 9789989649509.
- ^ "Book 5 – Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion". State Statistical Office of North Macedonia. 2002. p. 167.
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