Desovo ( mk, Десово, sq, Desovë) is a
village
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in the
municipality
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of
Dolneni
Dolneni () is a village in the municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia. It is located at the center of the plain of Prilepsko Pole (Prilep field), 10 km northwest of Prilep city and it is a seat of the Dolneni municipality
Dolneni (, sq ...
,
North Macedonia
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.
History
The village of Desovo was a center of the Albanian Movement in the area.
In September 1912, Serb majors M. Vasić and
Vasilije Trbić
Vasilije Trbić ( sr-Cyrl, Василије Трбић; 1881 – 1962) was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Macedonia who became a politician in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, first representing the People's Radical Party (NRS) in t ...
, a Chetnik commander operating from
Porečje region, gathered 30
Chetniks
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and travelled to the village of Desovo where they shot 111 Albanian men and razed the village.
Desovo was once again razed in 1929 by Serb Chetnik bands active in the region.
The event led to the first wave of migrations of Desovo Albanians mainly to
Turkey
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, with some others going abroad to the
United States
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Australia
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.
In 1948 Desovo numbered around 1,500 inhabitants mostly Albanians.
Due to the sociopolitical pressures experienced within post war communist Yugoslavia under
Aleksandar Ranković
Aleksandar Ranković ( nom de guerre Marko; sr-Cyrl, Александар Ранковић Лека; 28 November 1909 – 19 August 1983) was a Yugoslav communist politician, considered to be the third most powerful man in Yugoslavia after Jo ...
, between 1963–1968 most of the remaining Albanians in Desovo migrated to Turkey.
In the 21st century, the village population is made up of Macedonians, Bosniaks and national Albanian sentiments among remaining Albanians have somewhat dissipated with assimilation being an issue.
An Albanian school functions for the small Albanian community.
[ p. 239. "Për Desovën dhe desovarët mund të shkruhet deri në vitin 1963, kur ndodhin shpërnguljet masive për në Turqi... Por nuk ia dolëm t’u kundërvihemi planeve të Rankoviqit, i cili me politikën e tij arriti të shpërngul shumë shqiptarë, e kështu e zbrazi edhe Desovën. Fshati me 1948 kishte 1500 banorë shqiptarë, e sot ka vetëm edhe 200, të tjerët jane maqedonas dhe boshnjak. Ndjenja kombëtare është zbehur dukshëm thonë ata. Me rrihapjen e shkollës shqipe, ndoshta do të jetë shpresa e fundit."; p. 241. "Herën e parë më 1912, serb Vasilije Tërbiq nga Poreçja, dogji fshatin dhe pushkatoi 111 shqiptarë nga ky fshat. Djegja e dytë ndodhi më 1929 poashtu nga serboçetniket, kur edhe fillon shpërngulja e parë kryesisht për në Turqi, e disa edhe për në SHBA, Australi etj, duke vazhduar kështu deri më 1968, kur fshati u zbraz krejtësisht nga shqiptarët. E vërteta, sado që e hidhur, është kjo: Desova e cila në të kaluarën ishte qendër e Lëvizjes shqiptare, sot gjendet buzë asimilimit dhe asgjëzimit të shqiptarëve nga ky fshat."]
Demographics
In statistics gathered by
Vasil Kanchov
Vasil Kanchov ( bg, Васил Кънчов, Vasil Kanchov) (26 July 1862 – 6 February 1902) was a Bulgarian geographer, ethnographer and politician.
Biography
Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa. Upon graduating from High school in Lom, ...
in 1900, the village of Desovo was inhabited by 40 Bulgarian Christians, 75 Romani and 625 Muslim Albanians.
[Vasil Kanchov (1900). ]
Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics
'. Sofia. p. 247.
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 1.108 inhabitants.
[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2021)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
*Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
603
*Albanians
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347
* Macedonians 76
*Turks
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Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic o ...
8
*Others 74
References
External links
Villages in Dolneni Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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