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Trnica Трница Tërnicë
Village
TrnicaLocation within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°42′42″N 20°41′17″E / 41.711667°N 20.688056°E / 41.711667; 20.688056
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Mavrovo and Rostuša
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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Trnica (Macedonian: Трница, Albanian: Tërnicë) is a historic village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.

History

Due to uprisings in the Upper Reka region, Trnica was burned down by Serbian and Bulgarian forces between 1912 and 1916.

Demographics

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Trnica was inhabited by 28 Muslim Albanians.

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Trnica was inhabited by 240 Muslim Albanians.

References

1. Osmani 2012, p. 9."Tërnica, Reçi, Boletini, Dëbova, Strezimiri, Zavojska dhe Shtirovica deri në vitin 1916 u dogjën nga serbët dhe bullgarët. "
2. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
3. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 91, 263.

Sources

• Osmani, Edibe Selimi (2012). Veshja autoktone e femrave të Rekës së Epërme [Authentic clothing of women from Reka e Epërme]. Skopje: Arbëria design. ISBN 9789989578281.

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