Dobovo, Mavrovo i Rostuše

Dobovo (Macedonian: Добово, Albanian: Dëbovë) is a historic village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.

Dobovo Добово Dëbovë
Village
Dobovo Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41.7225°N 20.666667°E / 41.7225; 20.666667
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Mavrovo and Rostuša
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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History

Due to uprisings in the Upper Reka region, Dobovo was burned down by Serbian and Bulgarian forces between 1912 and 1916.^[1]

Demographics

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Dobovo was inhabited by 24 Orthodox Albanians and 90 Muslim Albanians.^[2]

References

1. 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.]"
2. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 91, 263.

Sources

• 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.