Trebište
Encyclopedia
Trebište, Trebishte, or Trebišta (the pronunciation used by the local population is Trebišča) is a village in the Republic of Macedonia
in Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality
, situated in the Dolna Reka district, on the eastern slopes of Dešat, above the gorge of Radika.
In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti
from Albania
and his three sons (one of them was Skanderbeg
) donated the right to the proceeds from taxes collected from the villages Rostuša
and Trebište and from the church of Saint Mary, which was in one of them, to the Hilandar
. In an Ottoman defter from 1467, the village of Trabšta is mentioned together with Rostuša
as part of the Reka vilayet. According to this document, the village then had 15 Christian Orthodox families. In 1519, 55 Christian Orthodox families were recorded in the village, while in 1583, the village had 41 Christian Orthodox families and 5 Muslim families.
In the 19th century, Trebište was a mixed Bulgarian (Christian)-Pomak (Muslim) village in the district of Dolna Reka, then part of the Ottoman Empire
. In the book “Ethnographie des Vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique”, published in Constantinople
in 1878, that reflects the statistics of the male population in 1873, Trebišta was noted as a village with 150 households, of which 255 were Pomaks and 144 were Bulgarians .
According to Vasil Kanchov’s statistics, in 1900, Trebišta had 192 Christian Bulgarian inhabitants and 640 Muslim Bulgarians .
The whole Christian population of the village was under the supremacy of the Bulgarian Exarchate
. According to the evidences of Dimitar Mishev, the secretary of the Exarchate, in 1905, in Trebište there were 338 Bulgarians and there was a Bulgarian school that functioned in the village .
There were 600 Islamized Slavs and 300 Christians in 1925.
In 1981, the village had 1037 Muslims
, 51 Macedonians and 4 Albanians.
According to the 2002 census, the village has 765 inhabitants .
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
in Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality
Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality
Mavrovo and Rostuša is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuša. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...
, situated in the Dolna Reka district, on the eastern slopes of Dešat, above the gorge of Radika.
History
In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti
Gjon Kastrioti
Gjon Kastrioti , member of Kastrioti family, son of Pal Kastrioti, was an Albanian lord and the father of Scanderbeg. He was called also Hamza Kastrioti.- Name :...
from Albania
Albania (toponym)
The toponym Albania may indicate several different geographical regions: a country in the Balkans; an ancient land in the Caucasus; as well as Scotland, Albania being a Latinization of a Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba...
and his three sons (one of them was Skanderbeg
Skanderbeg
George Kastrioti Skanderbeg or Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu , widely known as Skanderbeg , was a 15th-century Albanian lord. He was appointed as the governor of the Sanjak of Dibra by the Ottomans in 1440...
) donated the right to the proceeds from taxes collected from the villages Rostuša
Rostuša
Rostuša is a village in Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality.In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti from Albania and his three sons donated the right to the proceeds from taxes collected from the villages Rostuša and Trebište and from the church of Saint Mary, which was in...
and Trebište and from the church of Saint Mary, which was in one of them, to the Hilandar
Hilandar
Hilandar Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in Greece. It was founded in 1198 by the first Serbian Archbishop Saint Sava and his father, Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja of the medieval Serbian principality of Raška...
. In an Ottoman defter from 1467, the village of Trabšta is mentioned together with Rostuša
Rostuša
Rostuša is a village in Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality.In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti from Albania and his three sons donated the right to the proceeds from taxes collected from the villages Rostuša and Trebište and from the church of Saint Mary, which was in...
as part of the Reka vilayet. According to this document, the village then had 15 Christian Orthodox families. In 1519, 55 Christian Orthodox families were recorded in the village, while in 1583, the village had 41 Christian Orthodox families and 5 Muslim families.
In the 19th century, Trebište was a mixed Bulgarian (Christian)-Pomak (Muslim) village in the district of Dolna Reka, then part of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. In the book “Ethnographie des Vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique”, published in Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
in 1878, that reflects the statistics of the male population in 1873, Trebišta was noted as a village with 150 households, of which 255 were Pomaks and 144 were Bulgarians .
According to Vasil Kanchov’s statistics, in 1900, Trebišta had 192 Christian Bulgarian inhabitants and 640 Muslim Bulgarians .
The whole Christian population of the village was under the supremacy of the Bulgarian Exarchate
Bulgarian Exarchate
The Bulgarian Exarchate was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was restored in 1953....
. According to the evidences of Dimitar Mishev, the secretary of the Exarchate, in 1905, in Trebište there were 338 Bulgarians and there was a Bulgarian school that functioned in the village .
There were 600 Islamized Slavs and 300 Christians in 1925.
In 1981, the village had 1037 Muslims
Muslims by nationality
Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, 51 Macedonians and 4 Albanians.
According to the 2002 census, the village has 765 inhabitants .