Trnica

Trnica (Macedonian: Трница, Albanian: Tërnicë) is a historic village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.

Trnica
Трница
Tërnicë
Village
Trnica is located in North Macedonia
Trnica
Trnica
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41.711667°N 20.688056°E / 41.711667; 20.688056
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Mavrovo and Rostuša
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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History

Due to uprisings in the Upper Reka region, Trnica was burned down by Serbian and Bulgarian forces between 1912 and 1916.[1]

Demographics

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Trnica was inhabited by 28 Muslim Albanians.[2]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Trnica was inhabited by 240 Muslim Albanians.[3]

References

  1. Osmani 2012, p. 9."Tërnica, Reçi, Boletini, Dëbova, Strezimiri, Zavojska dhe Shtirovica deri në vitin 1916 u dogjën nga serbët dhe bullgarët. [Tërnica, Reçi, Boletini, Dëbova, Strezimiri, Zavojska and Shtirovica until 1916 were burned by Serbs and Bulgarians.]"
  2. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  3. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 91, 263.

Sources

  • Osmani, Edibe Selimi (2012). Veshja autoktone e femrave të Rekës së Epërme [Authentic clothing of women from Reka e Epërme]. Skopje: Arbëria design. ISBN 9789989578281.


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