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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] |
Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle was a series of social, political, cultural and military conflicts that were mainly fought between Greek and Bulgarian subjects who lived in Ottoman Macedonia between 1893 and 1912. From 1904 to 1908 the conflict was part of a wider guerrilla war in which revolutionary organizations of Greeks, Bulgarians and Serbs all fought over Macedonia and its Christian population. Particularly over the national affiliation of the Slavic population which was forced to declare themselves for either of the sides. Gradually the Greek and Bulgarian bands gained the upper hand. Though the conflict largely ceased by the Young Turk Revolution, it continued as a low intensity insurgency until the Balkan Wars. Background Initially the conflict was waged through educational and religious means, with a fierce rivalry developing between supporters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Greek-speaking or Slavic/Romance-speaking people who generally identified as Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poreče
Poreče, Porečie or Porečje or Poreč (), is a region in North Macedonia which includes the Makedonski Brod Municipality, and the western part of the Prilep Municipality Prilep ( ) is a municipality in the south of North Macedonia. ''Prilep'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region. Geography The municipality borders Čaška and Dolneni .... Geography of North Macedonia Makedonski Brod Municipality Prilep Municipality {{Prilep-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagodina
Jagodina ( sr-cyrl, Јагодина, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Pomoravlje District in central Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Belica (river), Belica River, in the geographical region of Šumadija. The city itself has a population of 34,892 inhabitants, while its administrative area comprises 64,644 inhabitants. Name The town was first mentioned in 1399 as ''"Jagodna"'', derived from the Serbian word for 'strawberry' - ''Jagoda''. From 1946 to 1992 the town was renamed ''Svetozarevo'' ( sr-cyr, Светозарево, ) after the 19th-century Serbian socialist Svetozar Marković. History Early history In the early Neolithic settlement, the world's largest collection of prehistoric artefacts was found, with nearly a 100 manlike figures made of stone, bones and clay, about 8000 years old. Geophysical research in 2012 in the area of Belica, Jagodina, Belica uncovered a prehistoric settlement, surrounded by a circular trench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prilep
Prilep ( ) is the List of cities in North Macedonia, fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. According to 2021 census, it had a population of 63,308. Name The name of Prilep appeared first as ''Πρίλαπος'' in Greek (''Prilapos'') in 1014 as the place where Samuel of Bulgaria had died after the Battle of Kleidion. The town was attached literally to the rocky hilltop above, and its name derives from Old Slavic, and means “stuck on the rock” (pri- + lep = on + stuck). In other languages it is: * Greek language, Greek: ''Prilapos'', Πρίλαπος * or ''Përlepi'', or ''Prilep'' or ''Prilepi'' * Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian: Прилеп / ''Prilep'' * Latin language, Latin: ''Prilapum'' * * , or ''Perlepe'' Economy Prilep is a centre for high-quality tobacco and cigarettes, as well as metal processing, electronics, timber, textiles, and food industry, food industries. The city also produces a large quantity of Macedonian Bianco Sivec (pure w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elovec
Elovec (, ) is a village in the municipality of Čaška, North Macedonia. Demographics According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 35 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 * Macedonians 22 *Albanians The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ... 9 * Others 4 References Villages in Čaška Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia {{Čaška-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labuništa
Labuništa (; ) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia. Name Labuništa is an old name dating back to the time of the arrival of Slavic peoples to the Balkans. The origins of the name Labuništa are Greco-Latin from the toponym ''Albanopolis''. Pianka Włodzimierz connects the placename Labuništa with a south-western Balkans settlement of antiquity named Albanopolis, a city marked on an ancient map by Roman geographer Ptolemy. Through metathesis the name ''Albanopolis'' entered Slavic where the suffix ''polis'' meaning city became ''išta'' with dual meanings of either being a patronymic or indicating a place. While the form ''Alban'', a name, underwent metathesis and became ''Labun'' in Slavic of which the syllable cluster ''an'' became ''un'' giving the final form as ''Labun(išta)''. "Приближно на местото каде што се наоѓа Лабуништа на картата од Птоломеј (преиздадена во 1490 год.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetovo
Tetovo (, ; , sq-definite, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena (river), Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, with a population of 63,176. The city of Tetovo is the seat of Tetovo Municipality. Tetovo was founded in the 14th century on the place of the ancient town of Oaeneon. In the 15th c. AD, Tetovo came under Ottoman rule for about five centuries. After its conquest by the Ottomans, most of city's population converted to Islam and many Ottoman-style structures were built, such as the Šarena Džamija and the Arabati Baba Teḱe, which still stand as two of North Macedonia's most significant landmarks of its Ottoman period. During this period, the town belonged to the Vilayet of Kosovo, became a firearm and cannon foundry, and was renamed Kalkandelen (meaning Shield Penetrator); as a result, the town attracted many workers and grew to a city. Fo ... [...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] |
Ottoman Gendarmerie
The Ottoman Gendarmerie (), also known as ''zaptı'' or ''subaşı'', was a security forces, security force and public order organization (a precursor to law enforcement) in the 19th-century Ottoman Empire. The first official gendarmerie organization was founded in 1869. History After the Auspicious Incident, abolition of the Janissary corps of the Ottoman Empire in 1826, military organizations called ''Asâkir-i Muntazâma-i Mansûre'', ''Asâkir-i Muntazâma-i Hâssa'', and, in 1834, ''Asâkir-i Redîfe'' were established to deliver security and public order services in Anatolia and in some provinces of Rumelia. Since the term Gendarmerie was noticed only in the Assignment Decrees published in the years following the Edict of Gülhane, declaration of Tanzimat in 1839, it is assumed that the Gendarmerie organization was founded after that year, but the exact date of foundation has not yet been determined. Therefore, taking the June 14 of "June 14, 1869", on which ''Asâkir-i Zap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Četirce
Četirce () is a village in northeastern North Macedonia, in the municipality of Kumanovo. According to the 2002 census, it had 249 inhabitants. Geography The village is located in northernmost North Macedonia, close to the Serbian border (5 kilometres). To the nearest city, it is 10 kilometres north of Kumanovo. Četirce is situated in the historical region of Žegligovo, in the highland, on ca. 570 m above sea. Northeast of the village is the Rujen mountain. The cadastral area of Četirce borders Gorno Konjare to the south, Tabanovce to the west, Karabičane to the northwest, Suševo to the north, and Nikuljane to the east (in Staro Nagoričane). History In the 19th century, it was part of the Ottoman ''kaza'' of Kumanovo (kaza), Kumanovo. The village supported the Kumanovo Uprising (January 20–May 20, 1878). In 1905, the village was divided between Serb Patriarchate of Constantinople, Patriarchists (276 individuals) and Bulgarian Exarchists (224 individuals). It had 500 inha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardar
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'' ... [...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] |
