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Anđelko Aleksić
Anđelko Aleksić ( sr-cyr, Анђелко Алексић; 1876 – Četirce, Ottoman Empire, 27 May 1904) was a Serbs in North Macedonia, Macedonian Serb Chetnik commander (''voivode''). He and Đorđe Cvetković led the first two armed bands of the Serbian Chetnik Organization, sent from the Kingdom of Serbia into Ottoman Macedonia to fight for the liberation of Macedonia (region), Macedonia. Life Anđelko Aleksić was born in Midinci, which at the time was part of the Ottoman Empire. He was a ''pečalbar'' (seasonal worker) in Belgrade, and had come since being a youngster. In 1897 he joined the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO), and he participated in the Ilinden Uprising (1903). After the uprising had been suppressed, Aleksić returned to wintering in Belgrade. He was working as a cook at the ''kafana'' (restaurant) called "Orient" at the beginning of the 20th century. When the revolutionary organization known as the Serbian Chetnik Organization was forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midinci
Midinci (, ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality Zajas (, ) is a former municipality located in what is now western North Macedonia, created in a 1996 territorial reorganization and dissolved following a new 2013 Macedonian territorial reorganization, after which it was merged with Kičevo Mun .... Demographics The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kičevo, Kırçova. The village had a total of 30 houses, excluding bachelors (''mucerred''). As of the 2021 North Macedonia census, 2021 census, Midinci had 60 residents with the following ethnic composition: *Macedonians 25 *Albanians 28 *Others 1 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 6 References External links Villages in Kičevo Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia {{Kičevo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasa Jovanović
Vasilije Jovanović ( sr-cyrl, Василије Јовановић; February 1874 – 31 December 1970), also known as Vasa Makedonac ("Vasa the Macedonian;" sr-cyrl, Васа Македонац), was a Serbian lawyer, politician, founder of the Chetnik movement and a founding member of the League of Nations. Early years and education Faced with ethnic Albanian violence, Jovanović's family fled the village of Kožlje. They found refuge in Skopje, Macedonia, where Vasilije was born. After his primary education, the family moved to Belgrade where young Jovanović finished high school and Law Faculty. He rounded out his education with a PhD in Brussels. Founding of the Chetnik movement As a lawyer in Belgrade he was a member of a masonic lodge ''Pobratimstvo'' where he was acquainted with Luka Ćelović and Milorad Gođevac who already kept touch with Serbs in Macedonia, especially those acting within VMRO. In September 1903 the group formed a Serb revolutionary and guerrilla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Šuplji Kamen
The Battle of Šuplji Kamen (, sr-Cyrl, Борба на Шупљем Камену), fought between the Serbian Chetnik Organization and the Ottoman army under Hamdi Pasha, took place on 27 May 1904. Prelude On 25 April, two bands ('' četa'') of some 20 fighters under the voivodes Anđelko Aleksić and Đorđe Cvetković swore an oath in a ceremony of the Serbian Committee (Milorad Gođevac, Vasa Jovanović, Žika Rafajlović, Luka Ćelović and General Jovan Atanacković), with ''prota'' Nikola Stefanović holding the prayers. The Committee had prepared the formation of the first bands for a number of months. The Chetniks were sent for Poreče, and on 8 May they headed out from Vranje to Buštranje, which was then divided between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire. History The Chetniks were escorted by Vasilije Trbić, who told them that the best way was to go through the Kozjak and then down to the Vardar. The two voivodes, however, wanted the fastest route, through the Kumanov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumanovo
Kumanovo ( ; , sq-definite, Kumanova; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is the second-largest city in North Macedonia after the capital Skopje and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia by population, largest municipality in the country. Kumanovo lies Above mean sea level, above sea level and is surrounded by the Karadag part of Skopska Crna Gora mountain on its western side, Gradištanska mountain on its southern side, and Mangovica and German mountain on the eastern side. The Skopje International Airport, Skopje Airport also serves Kumanovo. It has many historical sites. One of its most important is the 4,000-year-old megalithic astronomical observatory of Kokino, located northeast of Kumanovo and discovered in 2001. It is ranked fourth on the list of old observatories by NASA. In 1912, during the First Balkan War, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbian forces won a decisive victory over the Ottomans north of the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardar (river)
The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of the river is . Etymology The name ''Vardar'' for the river may have been derived from Thracian, although Dardanian, Paeonian, Ancient Macedonian and Ancient Greek were also spoken in the lands drained by the river. The modern Vardar is thought to derive from an earlier *''Vardários'', which may ultimately derive from Proto-Indo-European (PIE) *''(s)wordo-wori-'' "black water". The name ''Vardários'' (Βαρδάριος) was sometimes used by the Ancient Greeks in the 3rd century BC. The same name was widely used in the Byzantine era. Vardar/Vardarios may be a translation of (or otherwise have a similar meaning as) ''Axios'', which may be Thracian and may have meant "not-shining" from PIE *''n.-sk(e)i'' (cf. Avestan ''axšaēna'' "d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozjak (Kumanovo)
Kozjak is a common South Slavic toponym derived from ''koza'' ("goat") that may refer to: Austria * Kosiak, a mountain in the Karawanks in southern Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina * , a village near Lopare, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria * Kozjak or Kozyak, a medieval name of Obzor * Kozyak, Bulgaria, a village in Silistra Province Croatia * Kozjak Island, an uninhabited islet near Lošinj, Croatia * Mali Kozjak, a mountain on the Croatian Adriatic coast * Veliki Kozjak, a mountain in the Croatian Dalmatian Zagora * Kozjak, Bilje, a settlement in Croatian Baranja * Kozjak Lake, the largest of the Plitvice Lakes * Kozjak, Maksimir, a neighbourhood in Zagreb North Macedonia * , a mountain in North Macedonia * Kozjak Hydro Power Plant, with an eponymous artificial lake in North Macedonia * Kozjak, Resen, a village in Resen Municipality, North Macedonia * Kozjak, Karbinci, a village in the Municipality of Karbinci, North Macedonia * Kozjak (mountain near Pčinja), a moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the country's National Assembly and later the Yugoslav National Party (JNP). Born in the village of Bijelo Brdo, near Dalj in Austria-Hungary, Trbić was a monk in his youth. He fled Mount Athos after being accused of murdering several fellow monks and joined the nationalist band of Jovan Drimkolski in 1904–05, quickly becoming the unit's commander. Trbić fought alongside Serbian forces during the Balkan Wars and during World War I, earning the Order of the Star of Karađorđe for his efforts. Acting alongside other former Chetnik commanders, he participated in establishing organizations whose purpose was to raise monuments to Serbian military successes from 1912–18 and to promote cultural development in Macedonia in the interwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vranje
Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 55,214 while the city administrative area has 74,381 inhabitants. Vranje is the economical, political and cultural centre of the Pčinja District in Southern Serbia. It was the first city from the Balkans to be declared UNESCO city of Music in 2019. It is located on the Pan-European Corridor X, close to the borders with North Macedonia, Kosovo and Bulgaria. The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Vranje is seated in the city, as is the 4th Land Force Brigade of the Serbian Army. Etymology The toponym Vranje is first attested in an 11th-century Byzantine text. The town's name is believed to be derived from ''vran'', a word of Slavic origin meaning swarthy or dark, or the archaic Slavic given name Vran, which itself is derived from the same word. History The Romans conquered the region in the 2nd or 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Stefanović
Nikola Stefanović (born 18 January 1960) is a Yugoslav rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ .... References 1960 births Living people Yugoslav male rowers Olympic rowers for Yugoslavia Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Yugoslavia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan Atanacković
Jovan Atanacković ( sr-cyr, Јован Атанацковић, 24 March 1848 – 9 August 1921) was a Serbian general, Minister of Defence, and president of the Central Board of Belgrade of the Serbian Chetnik Organization. Life Born in Negotin, he finished gymnasium in his home town, after which he entered the Serbian Military Academy in Belgrade. Jovan entered the army service as a cadet of the 7th Artillery School on 9 October 1865. He was ranked third in his class when he finished his education in 1870, and then he was made the 1st artillery lieutenant. After he finished the Artillery School he was first made sergeant of the 1st field battery of the Standing Army, on 7 January 1871; he was then made registrar in the Artillery Inspection. From April 1872 he was a commander of the people's battery of Ćuprija, and from 8 April 1874, he was made sergeant in the 1st Artillery Regiment of the Standing Army. He was made commander of the 1st Mountain Battery on 15 April 1875 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Spasić
Nikola Spasić ( sr-cyr, Никола Спасић; 2 November 1838 in Belgrade – 28 November 1916 in Corfu) was a Serbian businessman, Benefactor (law), benefactor, humanitarian, and one of the leaders of the Serbian Chetnik Organization in Old Serbia and Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia. He was the president of the Board of Directors of the Belgrade Exchange in 1903 and the initiator-founder-builder of the Nikola Spasić Endowment Building in Belgrade, which had a slightly bigger founding capital then the Nobel Foundation. He also initiated and financed the construction of four major edifices in Knez Mihailova Street, the third of which were built immediately after the First Balkan War, such as the Grand Passage, designed by Nikola Nestorović."Трећи сектор у Србији - стање и перспективе" у: ''Непрофитни сектор у Србији и Црној Гори'', Београд, 2002. Biography Nikola Spasić was born to a poor Serbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
