Štrbovo () is a village in the

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. Its current population is 184.Municipality of Resen
Štrbovo is divided into Gorno (Upper) Štrbovo and Dolno (Lower) Štrbovo. It is located on the eastern coast of Lake Prespa and is only 2 miles from the border with

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. The earliest known records that mention Štrbovo date back to 1538. The village was formed in the area of Štrbovo called "Šhešuri." Later the village moved west to the location called "Rekite" (The Rivers)and soon after it relocated to another location called "Kukista." The villagers now live in "Dolno Selo" (Lower Village) which consists of 62 houses. "Gorno Selo" (Upper Village) is now all farm land with a few historic abandoned houses still standing. Štrbovo has a natural river that flows through "Gorno Selo" and empties into the Krani River in the neighboring village of

Krani Krani (; ) is a village in the Resen Municipality in North Macedonia, roughly south of the municipal centre of Resen. History Krani has four known archaeological sites, two of which are from the Middle Ages, one from Late Antiquity, and one fr ...

. A book about the village "Štrbovo Gordoct Naša" (Štrbovo, Our Pride) was written by Jonče Filipovski in the year 1998.

Demographics

Štrbovo has historically had a mostly ethnic Macedonian population.Censuses of population 1948 - 2002

Gallery

File:Štrbovo village 2.jpg, Sign hailing entrance on main road to Štrbovo File:Štrbovo village 3.jpg, Entrance near Štrbovo File:Štrbovo village 4.jpg, Architecture of Štrbovo File:Štrbovo village.jpg, Fields of Štrbovo with village and Lake Prespa nearby in background File:Štrbovo village 6.jpg, Fields of Štrbovo and Lake Prespa in background File:Викиекспедиција Преспа 195.jpg, Štrbovo River File:Викиекспедиција Преспа 194.jpg, St. Athanasius Church File:Викиекспедиција Преспа 202.jpg, Church of the Theotokos File:Викиекспедиција Преспа 200.jpg, St. Demetrius Church File:Викиекспедиција Преспа 206.jpg, St. Nicholas Church File:Викиекспедиција Преспа 204.jpg, St. Petka Church

References

"Štrbovo, Our Pride" by Jonče Filipovski, 1998 {{DEFAULTSORT:Strbovo Villages in Resen Municipality