Trnica Explained

Trnica
Native Name:	Трница Tërnicë
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Polog
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Mavrovo and Rostuša
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	41.7117°N 20.6881°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Website:	.

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

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]

Sources

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

Notes and References

1. ."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.