Desovo Explained

Desovo
Native Name:Десово
Desovë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Dolneni
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1108
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:+38948
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Desovo (Macedonian: Десово, Albanian: Desovë) is a village in the municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia.

History

The village of Desovo was a center of the Albanian Movement in the area. 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] Desovo was once again razed in 1929 by Serb Chetnik bands active in the region. 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. In 1948 Desovo numbered around 1,500 inhabitants mostly Albanians. 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. 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. An Albanian school functions for the small Albanian community.[2]

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. Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

YearMacedonianAlbanianTurksRomaniVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthersTotal
200214529020......356621.026
2021763478.........603741.108

Notes and References

  1. Book: Timofeev, Alexey. Serbian Chetniks: Traditions of Irregular Warfare. Boeckh. Katrin. Rutar. Sabine. The Wars of Yesterday: The Balkan Wars and the Emergence of Modern Military Conflict, 1912-13. 2018. Berghahn Books. 9781785337758. 271.
  2. Book: Ibrahimi, Mustafa. Emigracioni shqiptarë nga Maqedonia në Çikago. 2005. Interlingua. 9989173001. 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."
  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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