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[[File:Debarca in Macedonia.png|thumb|Debarca region.]] |
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'''Debarca''' ({{ |
'''Debarca''' or '''Drembica''' ({{Langx|mk|Дебарца}}) is a historical region in western [[North Macedonia]], north of [[Ohrid]] and south-west of [[Kičevo]]. Its territory is now divided between [[Debarca Municipality]] and [[Kičevo Municipality]]. |
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==History== |
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A region known as Drembica, Deb'rca, or Debritsa is attested as an early medieval [[diocese]] in the region of [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eib5DAAAQBAJ&dq=Drembica&pg=PA209 Macedonia: A Voyage through History (Vol. 1)]</ref> |
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It is still debatable whether this is the [[Sclaveni]] of the [[Draguvites]] or whether the name does not refer to this [[South Slavs|South Slavic]] tribe around [[Thessaloniki]]. In historical sources Drembica is mentioned together with [[Velica (bishopric)|Velica]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hR-TDwAAQBAJ&dq=Drembica&pg=PT252 Honor and Compromise: Andros Odyssey]</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
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* [[Trajko Veljanovski]] (born in [[Slivovo, Debarca|Slivovo]]), former [[List of presidents of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia|President of the Assembly of North Macedonia]]. |
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Debarca or Drembica (Macedonian: Дебарца) is a historical region in western North Macedonia, north of Ohrid and south-west of Kičevo. Its territory is now divided between Debarca Municipality and Kičevo Municipality.
History
[edit]A region known as Drembica, Deb'rca, or Debritsa is attested as an early medieval diocese in the region of Macedonia.[1]
It is still debatable whether this is the Sclaveni of the Draguvites or whether the name does not refer to this South Slavic tribe around Thessaloniki. In historical sources Drembica is mentioned together with Velica.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Trajko Veljanovski (born in Slivovo), former President of the Assembly of North Macedonia.
References
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