Dobrošte ( Macedonian: Доброште, sq, Dobrosht) is a village situated in the northeastern side of

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, within the 15-km of road along the

- Globocica highway. Tearce Government website
/ref> Under the new territorial division, Dobroste was moved from the

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to the new municipality of Tearce.

History

In 1453, Dobroste consisted of 48 families according to

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- Ottoman data.Dobroste from Tearce Municipality website
/ref> 15 years later, the village consisted of 90 families. Prior to Ottoman rule, the population of Dobrošte consisted of

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Catholics, as there were 4 Albanian Catholic churches in the village in addition to

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graves with Albanian inscriptions. Due to Ottoman influence, most of the

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converted to

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. In World War II, 71 people were killed by the

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Albanian nationalism

Dobroste was the birthplace of many Albanian nationalists. In 1917, Isen Hasani and Kadri Azemi fought against the Serbian Army in

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where they were eventually killed. From 1940 to 1945, Dobroste was headquarters of one of the

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units in the northwest of Macedonia. The most notable of these Ballists were Isen Rustemi and Halil Ivaja, as well as Ramadan Ramadani, Mete Azizi, Brahim Halimi, Llokman Lutfiu and Hafez Jusuf Azemi

Geography

Coordinates: 42 ° 6 '12N, 21 ° 4' 40E,
Height (m): 494 meter m.n.d.
Population: Approximately 3,549

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Dobrošte had 2,649 residents with the following ethnic composition: *Albanians 2,308 *Macedonians 288 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 40 *Others 13 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,549 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002)
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 184. *

3,160 * Macedonians 345 *

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3 *

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1 *Others 38 In statistics gathered by

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in 1900, the village of Dobrošte was inhabited by 220 Orthodox Bulgarians and 196 Muslim Albanians.Vasil Kanchov (1900).
Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics
'. Sofia. p. 264.

Notable people

Hafëz Jusuf Azemi Hafëz Jusuf Azemi (born in Dobrošte) was a Balli Kombëtar fighter from the Dobrošte unit. Having survived World War II and the onslaught of the Yugoslav Partisans, Azemi was forced into exile in the United States. While in exile, Azemi continu ...

References

Villages in Tearce Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia {{Tearce-geo-stub