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Revision as of 10:16, 10 December 2014
The Upper Reka (Template:Lang-mk) is a sub-region of the broader Reka region of western Republic of Macedonia, including settlements within the upper left portion of the Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša.
Geography
The broader Reka region is also divided into Mala (small), Golema (large) and Dolna Reka (lower) sub-regions (ethnographic regions).[1]
Settlements include Tanuše, Nivište, Grekaj, Ribnica, Žužnje, Nistrovo, Bibaj, Ničpur, Volkovija, Trnica, Kičinica, Vrben, Bogdevo.
History
In 1913, the Muslim Albanians of the region led by Muslim imam Mali Mama rose up against the Serb forces.[2]
Demographics
Upper Reka is inhabited by the Gornorekanci (demonym).[1] The majority of inhabitants are Muslim, divided between Macedonian Muslims (known as "Torbeši" or "Turks") and Albanians, and the minority is Slavic and Orthodox, belonging to the ethnographic group of Mijaks, who speak the Reka dialect.
The region was historically inhabited by Albanian-speaking Macedonians, called Shkreti.[3] According to Dimitar Bechev, there were in the past Orthodox Albanians assimilated into the Slavic Macedonians.[4]
Culture
Orthodox feast days
The Orthodox of Upper Reka, particularly those of Ničpur, celebrate St. Athanasius on January 31 (Julian calender).[5] In Bibaj, the Orthodox celebrated Saint Mary in the Winter (Shën Meria e Dimrit).[6] In Kičinica, the Orthodox celebrated Saint George of the Winter (Shën Gjergj e Dimrit).[7]
Notable people
- Josif Bageri, a 19th-century Albanian national awakening activist
- Vidoe Smilevski, politician
- Mateja Matevski, writer
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References
- ^ a b Dimitrije Bužarovski; Rumena Bužarovska (2004). Contemporary Trends in Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Third Struga Conference. University "Sts.Kiril i Metodij", School of music, Institut for research and archiving of music (IRAM). p. 46.
- ^ Sherafedin Kaso (2005). The settlements with muslim population in Macedonia. Logos-A. pp. 328–. ISBN 978-9989-58-155-7.
- ^ Thammy Evans (2012). Macedonia, 4th. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-84162-395-5.
The Gorna (Upper) Reka region, from the village Brodec to the village Volkovija is mostly abandoned today, but, in the past, was inhabited by Albanain-speaking Macedonians, called Shkreti
- ^ Dimitar Bechev (13 April 2009). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6295-1.
- ^ Balkanistica 2000, p. 46
- ^ Balkanistica 2000, p. 40
- ^ Balkanistica 2000, p. 45
Sources
- Balkanistica. Slavica Publishers. 2000.
Further reading
- Toma Smiljanić (1925). Mijaci, Gorna Reka i Mavrovsko polje. Zadruga štamparskih radnika "Rodoljub".
- Mirjana P. Mirčevska; Aneta Svetieva (2003). Verbalni i neverbalni etnički simboli vo Gorna Reka: doktorska disertacija. Prirodno-matematički fakultet.