Dobrošte is a village situated in the northeastern side of Tetovo

Tetovo

Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River.The city covers an area of at above sea level, with a population of 86,580 citizens in the municipality. Tetovo is home to the State University of Tetovo and South East...

, Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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, within the 15-km of road along the Tetovo

Tetovo

Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River.The city covers an area of at above sea level, with a population of 86,580 citizens in the municipality. Tetovo is home to the State University of Tetovo and South East...

 - Globocica highway. Under the new territorial division, Dobroste was moved from the Tetovo municipality

Tetovo municipality

Tetovo is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Tetovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Tetovo Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the new municipality of Tearce

Tearce municipality

Tearce is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Tearce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Tearce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...

.

History

In 1453, Dobroste consisted of 48 families according to Turkish

Turkish people

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-Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

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 data. 15 years later, the village consisted of 90 families. Before Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 occupation, Doroste population consisted of Albanian

Albani (people)

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 Catholics as there were 4 Albanian Catholic churches in the village as well as Christian

Christian

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 graves with Albanian inscriptions

Albanian alphabet

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. With the Ottoman influence, most of the Albanians

Albanians

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 converted to Islam

Islam

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. In World War II, 71 people were killed by the Yugoslav Partisans.

Data

Municipality: | Municipality of Tearce

Tearce municipality

Tearce is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Tearce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Tearce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...

Coordinates: 42 ° 6 '12N, 21 ° 4' 40E,

Height (m): 494 meter m.n.d.

Population: Approximately 3,549


Ethnic groups:

Albanians (97%)

Macedonian (3%)

Religious Groups:

Sunni Muslim (97%)

Christian Orthodox (3%)

Albanian Nationalism

Dobroste was the birth place of many Albanian nationalists. In 1917, Isen Hasani and Kadri Azemi fought against the Serbian Army in Skopska Crna Gora

Skopska Crna Gora

Skopska Crna Gora , formerly called Kara-dagh also called simply Crna Gora, is a mountain range on the border between Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia, between the cities of Kačanik and Skopje.The Monastery of St...

 where they were eventually killed
. From 1940 to 1945, Dobroste was headquatres of one of the Balli Kombetar

Balli Kombëtar

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 units in the northwest of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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. The most notable of these Ballists were Isen Rustemi and Halil Ivaja, as well as Ramadan Ramadani, Mete Azizi, Brahim Halimi, Llokman Lutfiu and Hafez Jusuf Azemi

Hafëz Jusuf Azemi

Hafëz Jusuf Azemi was a Balli Kombëtar fighter from the Dobrosht unit. Having survived World War II and the onslaught of the Yugoslav Partisans, Azemi was forced into exile in the USA. While in exile, Azemi continued fighting for the rights and freedom of Albanians in Yugoslavia...