Štrbovo
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Štrbovo is a small village in the Lake Prespa
region (Resen municipality) of the Republic of Macedonia
. Its current population is 184. Štrbovo is divided into Gorno Štrbovo and Dolno Štrbovo.
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 though "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.
Lake Prespa
Prespa is the name of two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Greece, Albania, and Macedonia. Of the total surface area, belongs to Macedonia, to Greece and to Albania...
region (Resen municipality) of the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Its current population is 184. Štrbovo is divided into Gorno Štrbovo and Dolno Štrbovo.
It is located on the eastern coast of Lake Prespa and is only 2 miles from the border with Aegean Macedonia
Aegean Macedonia
Aegean Macedonia is a term that refers to the Greek region of Macedonia. It is currently mainly used in the Republic of Macedonia, including in the irredentist context of a United Macedonia. The term is also used in Bulgaria as the more common synonym for Greek Macedonia, without the connotations...
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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 though "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.