Gradešnica

Gradešnica Градешница
Village
Street in the village
Gradešnica Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°05′06″N 021°45′48″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipality	Novaci
Elevation	953 m (3,127 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	89
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	047

Gradešnica (Macedonian: Градешница) is a village in the Municipality of Novaci of North Macedonia, located in the northwestern foothills of the Voras Mountains. It used to be part of the former municipality of Staravina.

History

Gradešnica and the surrounding area was caught in the middle of major military action during World War I. The Macedonian front passed through the area and the decisive Battle of Dobro Pole took place nearby.[1]

Demographics

Gradešnica is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The majority of the inhabitants attested bore typical Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gjin, Gjon, Lazor, Dedë etc.[2]

According to Ethnographie des Vilayets D'Andrinople, de Monastir, et de Salonique, published in Constantinople in 1878, the village had a total of 94 households with 415 male inhabitants.[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 89 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

• Macedonians 88
• Turks 1

People from Gradešnica

• Traianos Nallis, Greek notable and politician
• Traian Stoianovich, American historian who specialized in the history of the Balkans

References

1. "Village of Gradeshnica (Mariovo) - Municipality of Novaci". Discover remembrance of the front of the First World War in Macedonia. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
2. Murati, Qemal (2022). "EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 14,20. Në Vilajetin e Manastirit në shek. XV pothuajse nuk ka vendbanim ku nuk ndeshim persona që mbajnë emra të paraislamikë/ të krishterë dhe parakristianë të proveniencës shqiptare, kurse në disa vendbanime madje ata na dalin me shumicë shqiptare (si në fshatrat Gradeshnica, Crni Vrh, Pançar, Ostrec, Plashe/Zaplanina, Drevenik, Dragne, etj...GRADESHNICA Dimitri Samuil; Gin, gëzofpunues; Gin Petro; Gin Pejo; Gon, Mirko; Nikolla Gin; Minkul Arnaut; Gon Lazor; Spase Gin; Petre Gergi; Gon Lazor; Dedia Kalko; Dedie Arnaut; Kojo Stane; Dimitri Petko; Dimitri Dobrosllav; Dimitri Bogoj; Jano Dimitri; Dimitri Gergi; Gin Petros (ose Petrush); Dimitri Nençe; Dimitri Bojçin; Stajko Dimitri; Neno Kojo; Dimitri Miho; Dimitri Vllade; Kojo Dimitri; Dimitri Radosllav; Gjorgo Leko; Pejo Nikifor; Gon Dedie; Stale Gon; Dimitri Dimo; Nikolla Dimitri; Dimitri Penço.
3. "Section: Ethnographie du Vilayet de Monastir (Bitolia), p. 5.". Ethnographic des Vilayets d'Andrinople, de Monastir, et de Salonique. Constantinople. 1878.
4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 177.

External links

• Gradesnica (Градешница) village in Mariovo