Kodžadžik
Kodžadžik (Macedonian: Коџаџик, Turkish: Kocacık) is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia.
Kodžadžik
Коџаџик Kocacık | |
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Village | |
 The reconstructed home of Atatürk's parents | |
  Kodžadžik Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′N 20°36′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Centar Župa |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 275 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | DB |
| Website | . |
Name
A former Ottoman fortress existed in the location of Kodžadžik before the end of the first half of the 15th century.[1] Scholars such Smiljanić and Hadži Vasiljević noted that a battle between Skanderbeg and the Ottoman Turks occurred in the area from which the name of the village is derived from the Turkish expression kocacenk meaning big battle.[1]
History
According to historians, the village was mentioned for the first time in 1385 and the name of the village means "Great Battle".[2] It was known Svetigrad or Sfetigrad before the Ottoman conquest in 1448. Kodžadžik is known for the fact that the house of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's parents is located in the village. A Memorial House of Kemal Atatürk is currently being constructed in Kodžadžik.[3] Kodžadžik was the scene of the Siege of Svetigrad during 1448, in which Ottoman forces captured it from forces of the League of Lezhë after sieging it for three months.[4]
Demographics
The village is inhabited by a Turkish speaking population consisting of Turks.[5][6]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 275 inhabitants,[7] all of whom are Turks.[7]
References
- Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 43. "Коџаџик е село и најбогата историја во овој крај. Тука била некогашна Турска тврдина која постоела пред крајот на I пол. од XV в. (Радониќ, Скендербег, 243). Кај Смиљаниќ (с.66) и Хаџи Васиљевиќ (Г. Дебар, 141) е запишано предание за битка меѓу Скендербег и Турците, со која е поврзана народната етимологија на селото (од "kocacenk" -Коџаџик, на Турски: голема битка)."
- Makfax
- MIA
- Some sources refer to the siege occurring in 1449. Most original documents, however, only refer to it happening in 1448. See: Schmitt p. 93.
- Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p.214. "Турски етнички елемент живее во Жупа - во селата: Коџаџик, Новаци, Брештани, Елевци, Евла, Долгаш, Ослоница и Праленик, и нешто во градот Дебар." p. 326.
- Bunguri, Adem (2009). "Kalaja e Koxhaxhikut (Dibër) [Koxhaxhik's Castle (Dibër)]". Studime Historike (1–02): 44. "Është kjo arsyeja që pranë kalasë së Koxhaxhikut sot gjenden 6 fshatra turqishtfolës, që janë: Pralanik, Breshtan, Novak, Elefc, Koxhaxhik dhe Dollgash."
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 189.