Smilevo

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Smilevo
Смилево
Village
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Panoramic view of the village
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Smilevo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°09′18″N21°06′40″E / 41.15500°N 21.11111°E / 41.15500; 21.11111
Country Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Region Logo of Pelagonia Region.svg Pelagonia
Municipality Coat of arms of Demir Hisar Municipality.jpg Demir Hisar
Population
 (2002)
 • Total321
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Smilevo (Macedonian : Смилево) is a village in North Macedonia, municipality of Demir Hisar.

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It is famous for the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising which started in the village in the morning of August 2, 1903 (see Battle of Smilevo). The decision for the uprising was taken during the Smilevo congress of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) from May 2 to May 7, 1903.

The village is the native place of Dame Gruev, one of the founders and most prominent leaders of IMRO.

History

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Museum dedicated to National Liberation Struggle
Women from Smilevo in national costume in 1913 Women from Smilevo, 1913.jpg
Women from Smilevo in national costume in 1913
Woman from Bitola, dressed in traditional costume from Smilevo, photographed in the studio of the brothers Manaki in Bitola, between 1898 and 1912 Bitolcanka vo smilevska nosija.jpg
Woman from Bitola, dressed in traditional costume from Smilevo, photographed in the studio of the brothers Manaki in Bitola, between 1898 and 1912

The village was the venue of the IMRO's Smilevo Congress of 1903, at which the decision for uprising against the Ottoman rule in Macedonia was taken by the most prominent members of IMRO.

IMRO's revolutionaries rose up on August 2, 1903, which was marked as the beginning of the Ilinden uprising.

Demographics

Smilevo is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested largely bore mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gin son of Gerg, Gjorgo son of Progon and Millosh son of Gon. [1]

The population of the village is Macedonian. In 1961, the number of inhabitants was 1,158, while in 1994, the number decreased to 384 due to migration of the people to the cities. It historically has been identified as a Mijak village.

Sights

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Monastery of St. Peter and Paul

Near the village is one of the most beautiful monasteries in the country dedicated to St. Peter and Paul (Macedonian : Свети Петар и Павле, Sveti Petar i Pavle). It has been recently renovated.

On the hill above the village, there is a memorial park dedicated to Dame Gruev.

A museum dedicated to the Smilevo congress and the National Liberation Struggle was opened on the 100th anniversary of the Ilinden uprising in 2003.

Famous inhabitants

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References

  1. ↑ Murati, Qemal (2022). "EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 36. SMILEVO Gin, i biri i Gerg-it; Gon, i vjetër; Gon, i biri i Vllashe-s; Millosh, i biri i Gon-it; Progon, i vjetër; Gjorgo, i biri i Progon-it; Jandre, i biri i Dimitri-t; Niksha, i vjetër.
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