Rostuše

Rostuše

Ростуше
Rostuše Ростуше
Village
	Rostuše
	Rostuše Location within North Macedonia
	Coordinates: 41°37′N 20°36′E / 41.617°N 20.600°E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Mavrovo i Rostuše
Population (2002)
• Total	872
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GV

Rostuše (Macedonian: Ростуше) is a village and the seat of the municipality of Mavrovo i Rostuše, North Macedonia.

History

In the Middle Ages the village was known as Radostuša (Macedonian: Радостош). In 1426, Gjon Kastrioti and his sons donated the villages of Rostuše and Trebište together with the Church of Saint Mary to the Hilandar Monastery.^[1]

Ottoman period

Rostuše is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village within the Reka area, under the authority of Karagöz Bey. The register records a total of 15 households. The household heads listed in the defter are:^[2]

Stanše Gjorgović (Kjorković)
Istvan (Stevan), his brother
Ninče Koklar
Pop Petar
Ninče Blašti
Nikola Kovač
Buklin, son of Rajo
Pop Vlatko
Gjuro Kovač
Gjore (Kjore) Kirać
Staniša Vladislav (Sode), his brother
Gjuro Bodrikani (Budričani)
Dragoe, son of Joka

The Ottoman register records personal names only and does not provide information on ethnic affiliation.

Culture

A church dedicated to the Holy Mother of God was consecrated in 2023 as a reconstruction of an older church.^[3] The Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery is located nearby.

Demographics

Rostuše has traditionally been inhabited by a Torbeš and an Orthodox Macedonian population.^[4]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 872 inhabitants.^[5] The ethnic composition was as follows:

Macedonians – 397
Turks – 427
Albanians – 41
Bosniaks – 2
Others – 5

References

↑ Slijepčević, Đoko M. (1983). Srpsko-arbanaški odnosi kroz vekove sa posebnim osvrtom na novije vreme (in Serbian). Himelstir. p. 45.
↑ Palikruševa, Galaba (2016). Islamizacijata na Torbešite i formiranjeto na torbeškata subgrupa. Skopje: University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology. p. 105. ISBN 978-608-4762-08-9.
↑ "ОСВЕТЕНА ЦРКВАТА ВО РОСТУШЕ". Denesen. 30 July 2023.
↑ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. p. 214. ISBN 9789989649509.
↑ "Book 5 – Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion". State Statistical Office of North Macedonia. 2002. p. 167. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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[1] Slijepčević, Đoko M. (1983). Srpsko-arbanaški odnosi kroz vekove sa posebnim osvrtom na novije vreme (in Serbian). Himelstir. p. 45.

[2] Palikruševa, Galaba (2016). Islamizacijata na Torbešite i formiranjeto na torbeškata subgrupa. Skopje: University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology. p. 105. ISBN 978-608-4762-08-9.

[3] "ОСВЕТЕНА ЦРКВАТА ВО РОСТУШЕ". Denesen. 30 July 2023.

[4] Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. p. 214. ISBN 9789989649509.

[Statisticaloffice-5] "Book 5 – Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion". State Statistical Office of North Macedonia. 2002. p. 167. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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Rostuše Ростуше
Village
Rostuše
Rostuše Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°37′N 20°36′E / 41.617°N 20.600°E / 41.617; 20.600
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Mavrovo i Rostuše
Population (2002)
• Total	872
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GV