Gradešnica Explained

Gradešnica
Native Name:Градешница
Native Name Lang:mk
Settlement Type:Village
Coordinates:41.085°N 21.7633°W
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Novaci
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:953
Population Total:89
Population As Of:2002
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:047

Gradešnica (Macedonian: Градешница) is a village in the Municipality of Novaci of North Macedonia, located in the northwestern foothills of the Voras Mountains. It used to be part of the former municipality of Staravina.

History

Gradešnica and the surrounding area was caught in the middle of major military action during World War I. The Macedonian front passed through the area and the decisive Battle of Dobro Pole took place nearby.[1]

Demographics

Gradešnica is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The majority of the inhabitants attested bore typical Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gjin, Gjon, Lazor, Dedë etc.[2]

According to Ethnographie des Vilayets D'Andrinople, de Monastir, et de Salonique, published in Constantinople in 1878, the village had a total of 94 households with 415 male inhabitants.[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 89 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

People from Gradešnica

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Village of Gradeshnica (Mariovo) - Municipality of Novaci. Discover remembrance of the front of the First World War in Macedonia. en-US. 2019-09-05.
  2. Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV . 2022 . ITSH. 14,20. Në Vilajetin e Manastirit në shek. XV pothuajse nuk ka vendbanim ku nuk ndeshim persona që mbajnë emra të paraislamikë/ të krishterë dhe parakristianë të proveniencës shqiptare, kurse në disa vendbanime madje ata na dalin me shumicë shqiptare (si në fshatrat Gradeshnica, Crni Vrh, Pançar, Ostrec, Plashe/Zaplanina, Drevenik, Dragne, etj...GRADESHNICA Dimitri Samuil; Gin, gëzofpunues; Gin Petro; Gin Pejo; Gon, Mirko; Nikolla Gin; Minkul Arnaut; Gon Lazor; Spase Gin; Petre Gergi; Gon Lazor; Dedia Kalko; Dedie Arnaut; Kojo Stane; Dimitri Petko; Dimitri Dobrosllav; Dimitri Bogoj; Jano Dimitri; Dimitri Gergi; Gin Petros (ose Petrush); Dimitri Nençe; Dimitri Bojçin; Stajko Dimitri; Neno Kojo; Dimitri Miho; Dimitri Vllade; Kojo Dimitri; Dimitri Radosllav; Gjorgo Leko; Pejo Nikifor; Gon Dedie; Stale Gon; Dimitri Dimo; Nikolla Dimitri; Dimitri Penço. .
  3. Book: Ethnographic des Vilayets d'Andrinople, de Monastir, et de Salonique. 1878. Constantinople. Section: Ethnographie du Vilayet de Monastir (Bitolia), p. 5..
  4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 177.