Desovo

Desovo (Macedonian: Десово, Albanian: Desovë) is a village in the municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia.

Desovo
Десово
Desovë
Village
Artefacts from Desovo
Artefacts from Desovo
Desovo is located in North Macedonia
Desovo
Desovo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°27′45″N 21°29′28″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Dolneni
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,108
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+38948
Car platesPP
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History

The village of Desovo was a center of the Albanian Movement in the area.[1] In September 1912, Serb majors M. Vasić and Vasilije Trbić, a Chetnik commander operating from Porečje region, gathered 30 Chetniks and travelled to the village of Desovo where they shot 111 Albanian men and razed the village.[1][2] Desovo was once again razed in 1929 by Serb Chetnik bands active in the region.[1] The event led to the first wave of migrations of Desovo Albanians mainly to Turkey, with some others going abroad to the United States and Australia.[1] In 1948 Desovo numbered around 1,500 inhabitants mostly Albanians.[1] Due to the sociopolitical pressures experienced within post war communist Yugoslavia under Aleksandar Ranković, between 1963 and 1968 most of the remaining Albanians in Desovo migrated to Turkey.[1] 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.[1] An Albanian school functions for the small Albanian community.[1]

Demographics

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Desovo was inhabited by 40 Bulgarian Christians, 75 Romani and 625 Muslim Albanians.[3]

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 1.108 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

Year Macedonian Albanian Turks Romani Vlachs Serbs Bosniaks Others Total
2002 145 290 20 ... ... 3 566 2 1.026
2021 76 347 8 ... ... ... 603 74 1.108

References
  1. Ibrahimi, Mustafa (2005). Emigracioni shqiptarë nga Maqedonia në Çikago. Interlingua. ISBN 9989173001. OCLC 427545017. 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."
  2. Timofeev, Alexey (2018). "Serbian Chetniks: Traditions of Irregular Warfare". In Boeckh, Katrin; Rutar, Sabine (eds.). The Wars of Yesterday: The Balkan Wars and the Emergence of Modern Military Conflict, 1912-13. Berghahn Books. p. 271. ISBN 9781785337758.
  3. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 247.
  4. Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
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