Tresonče
Tresonče (Macedonian: Тресонче [ˈtrɛsɔnt͡ʃɛ]) is a mountainous village located in the Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality in western North Macedonia. It is a mountain village populated by Macedonian Orthodox Christians.
Tresonče Тресонче | |
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 Panoramic view of the village | |
  Tresonče Location within North Macedonia | |
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| • Total | 8 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography
Tresonče is on the Mount Bistra which is a national park for wildlife. In that region you can find brown bear, wild goat, wild boar, deer, and bobcat.
The climate of the village is continental with a lot of precipitation throughout the year.
The village is divided into the following mahala (quarters): Kadievci, Peškovci, Jodrovci, Lekovci, Jurukovci, Boškovci, Bradinovci, Vrlevci, Ekmedžievci, Krajnikovci, Srbinovci, Petrovci, Trizlovci and Kičevci
History
The village is known to exist since 1467 (registered in an Ottoman book). The inhabitants of the village are called Mijaks. The Mijaks are divided as Muslims and Orthodox Christians. In 1467, the village was classified as a road keeping village, guarding the roads from criminals who took over land and stole cattle. From 1879 to 1912, Tresonče was part of the Manastir Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Demographics
The village is traditionally inhabited by the ethnographic group of Mijaks,[1] the inhabitants identifying as ethnic Macedonians (as of the 2002 census; 8 inhabitants).[2]
Notable people
- Dimitar Krstev, known as Dičo Zograf, icon painter
- Dimitar Pandilov - Artist skilled in Macedonian arts
- Andrea Damjanov - Although not born in Tresonče, his family was from there, he was a very famous architect in North Macedonia.
- Josif Mihajlović Jurukovski (1887–1941), mayor of Skopje, born in Tresonče
- Toma Smiljanić-Bradina (1888–1969), Serbian ethnographer, philologist, dramatist and publicist, born in Tresonče
References
- др Слободан Зечевић. Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду књ. 36: Bulletin du Musée Ethnographique de Belgrade. Etnografski muzej u Beogradu. pp. 25–. GGKEY:L58360RG0XK.
Мијаци насељавају Малу Реку (Галичник, Лазаропоље, Тресонче, Селце, Ресоки, Осој, Гари, Сушица).
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 136.