Makedonski Brod ( mk, Македонски Брод ; meaning "Macedonian Ford") is a small town in the central part of North Macedonia, on the south-eastern part of Suva Gora, western Karadžica and south-western Dautica mountains. The town is the seat of

Makedonski Brod Municipality Makedonski Brod ( mk, Македонски Брод ) is a municipality in western North Macedonia, named after the town of Makedonski Brod, where the municipal seat is located. Makedonski Brod Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical ...

Geography

Makedonski Brod is one of the smallest towns in North Macedonia. It is located in the region of Poreče and is the centre of the region. The town lies on the banks of the upper region of the river Treska.

History

In the location of the present-day town, there was a bridge that connected the towns of

Prilep Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko. Name The name of Prilep appear ...

and Kičevo, which gave the name of the town. According to a tomb inscription found in the village of Krapa, it was determined that the area was populated by the

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. Later, with the arrival of Slavs to the Balkan Peninsula, the Slavic tribe Berziti (Brsjaci) settled here. During the 15th century the Albanian state,

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, under

Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastrioti , father ...

won a battle in the Battle of Mokra 1445. The Albanian army under

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managed to defeat the Ottoman army. In the vicinity of Makedonski Brod, near the village of Devič, are visible remnants of buildings that confirm that in this region, in the Middle Ages, there was a town/settlement which functioned as a centre for the entire area. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Makedonski Brod was part of the Manastir Vilayet of the

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. The then village of Brod was considered by Serbian authorities to be a "haven for evildoers of Kičevo". It is possible that Haki Efendi of Teqe, a contemporary Albanian political leader, was from the village, which at the time had a Bektashi tekke. ''Bukri'' is a former village which was located in the outskirts of modern Brod. Its etymological formation stems from Albanian ''bukur''. From 1929 to 1941, Makedonski Brod was part of the Vardar Banovina of the

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 ...

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Makedonski Brod had 3,643 residents with the following ethnic composition: *Macedonians 3,511 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 93 *Albanians 16 *Roma 9 *Serbs 7 *Others 7 According to the 2002 census, the town had a total of 3,740 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002)
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 138. * Macedonians 3,725 *

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9 * Romani 3 * Bosniaks 1 *Others 2

Monuments of culture

Also to be seen is the Devina Tower, built in the vicinity of the cave Pešna, here also may be found remnants of the town's walls which were, according to legend, built by the young girl Pešna, sister of the hero Krale (King) Marko. In the town and its vicinity a large number of churches were built, among which are the town's church St. Mary, St. Dimitrius in the village of Trebino,

St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Demre ...

in the village of

Plasnica Plasnica ( mk, , tr, Plasnitsa) is a village and seat of the municipality of Plasnica, North Macedonia. Demographics The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of ...

, etc.

Sports

Local football club FK Proleter have played in the Macedonian Third League.

References

External links

Official Website of Makedonski Brod
– Website with detailed information and history of Makedonski Brod {{Authority control Towns in North Macedonia Makedonski Brod Municipality