Zavojsko (Macedonian: Завојско, Albanian: Zavojskë) is a historic village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.
Zavojsko
Завојско Zavojskë | |
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Village | |
  Zavojsko Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°43′04″N 20°34′48″E / 41.717778°N 20.58°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Mavrovo and Rostuša |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | . |
History
editDue to uprisings in the Upper Reka region, Zavojsko was burned down by Serbian and Bulgarian forces between 1912 and 1916.[1]
Demographics
editIn statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Zavojsko (Zalvaysko) was inhabited by 35 Christian Albanians.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Osmani 2012, p. 9."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.]"
- ↑ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
Sources
edit- Osmani, Edibe Selimi (2012). Veshja autoktone e femrave të Rekës së Epërme [Authentic clothing of women from Reka e Epërme]. Skopje: Arbëria design. ISBN 9789989578281.