Štrbovo

Štrbovo (Macedonian: Штрбово) is a village in the Resen Municipality of North Macedonia. Its current population is 184.[1] Štrbovo is divided into Gorno (Upper) Štrbovo and Dolno (Lower) Štrbovo.

Štrbovo

Штрбово
Village
Štrbovo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 40°55′33″N 21°06′09″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Resen
Population
 (2002)
 • Total184
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+389
Car platesRE

It is located on the eastern coast of Lake Prespa and is only 2 miles from the border with Aegean Macedonia.

The earliest known records that mention Štrbovo date back to 1538.

The village was formed in the area of Štrbovo called "Šhešuri." Later the village moved west to the location called "Rekite" (The Rivers)and soon after it relocated to another location called "Kukista."

The villagers now live in "Dolno Selo" (Lower Village) which consists of 62 houses.

"Gorno Selo" (Upper Village) is now all farm land with a few historic abandoned houses still standing.

Štrbovo has a natural river that flows through "Gorno Selo" and empties into the Krani River in the neighboring village of Krani.

A book about the village "Štrbovo Gordoct Naša" (Štrbovo, Our Pride) was written by Jonče Filipovski in the year 1998.

Demographics

Štrbovo has historically had a mostly ethnic Macedonian population.[2]

Ethnic
group		 census 1961 census 1971 census 1981 census 1991 census 1994 census 2002
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Macedonians 367 99.7 290 100.0 284 98.3 329 99.7 194 99.5 184 100.0
others 1 0.3 0 0.0 5 1.7 1 0.3 1 0.5 0 0.0
Total 368 290 289 330 195 184
  • Sign hailing entrance on main road to Štrbovo
  • Entrance near Štrbovo
  • Architecture of Štrbovo
  • Fields of Štrbovo with village and Lake Prespa nearby in background
  • Fields of Štrbovo and Lake Prespa in background
  • Štrbovo River
  • St. Athanasius Church
  • Church of the Theotokos
  • St. Demetrius Church
  • St. Nicholas Church
  • St. Petka Church

References
  1. Municipality of Resen Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Censuses of population 1948 - 2002 Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine

"Štrbovo, Our Pride" by Jonče Filipovski, 1998

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