Trebisht

The village is situated in the geographical area of Gollobordë.

Within the municipality, the village of Trebisht consists of the three neighborhoods of Trebisht-Muçinë, Trebisht-Balaj, and Trebisht-Çelebi.{{cite web|url=http://www.qarkudiber.gov.al/te-ngarkuara/2013/12/trebisht-plan-strategjik-2009-english.pdf|title=Strategic Development Plan of Trebisht Commune|page=4|access-date=23 July 2014}} (in the local Macedonian dialect - Dunomala, Gurnomala and UnomalaЦонева, Гергана. Требищ (Требище, Требища – област Пешкупия) Традици-

онен костюм. Календарни празници и обичаи. – В: Българите в Албания и Косово, Алманах на „Огнище”, Т. 1, София 2001, с. 7-8 (Tsoneva, Gergana. Trebisht (Trebishte, Trebishta - Peshkupia District) Traditional costume. Calendar holidays and customs. - In: The Bulgarians in Albania and Kosovo, Almanac "Ognishte", vol. 1, Sofia 2001, p. 7-8)). These neighborhoods are divided into smaller ones.

A demographic study published in 1878, reflecting statistics of the male population from 1873, stated that the population of Trébichta consisted of 150 households with 144 Bulgarian Christians and 265 Pomaks.„Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, Sofia, 1995, стр.174-175.

In the early 20th century, Trebisht was a village with a mixed population of Bulgarian Muslims and Bulgarian Christians, according to Bulgarian geographer Vasil Kanchov's statistics. The Muslim population was prevalent, with 2500 Bulgarian Muslims reported and 70 Bulgarian Christians—97.3% Muslim and 2.7% Christian.[http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_41.htm Кънчов, Васил. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.261. (Kanchov, Vasil. Macedonia — ethnography and statistics Sofia, 1900, p. 261).]

Villages located in the Trebisht administrative unit contain the following populations: Gjinovec and Klenjë are inhabited solely by a Slavic speaking population which contain Torbeš or Muslim Bulgarians. Vërnicë is inhabited by an Albanian population that dominates demographically in the village that also contains a significant population of Slavic Speakers Torbeš and Orthodox Macedonians or Bulgarians[http://imir-bg.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Urgent_anthropology_3.pdf Mangalakova, Tanya, Ethnic Bulgarians In Mala Prespa and Golo Brdo, Urgent anthropology Vol. 3 Problems of Multiethnicity in the Western Balkans. Fieldwork Edited by Antonina Zhelyazkova] {{ISBN|954-8872-53-6}} The ethnic Bulgarian villages in Golo Brdo have both Albanian and Bulgarian place-names – Steblena (Stebljevo), Klenja (Klenje), Trebisht (Trebišta), Ostreni i Madh (Golemo Ostrene), Ostreni i Vogel (Malko Ostrene), Gjinavec (Ginovec), Tucepe, (Tucep), Sebisht (Sebišta), Borove (Borovo), Zabzun (Zabzun).). The Torbeš and Orthodox Macedonian population of the area are speakers of a south Slavic language{{Broken anchor|date=2025-06-18|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=South Slavic languages#Eastern group|reason= The anchor (Eastern group) has been deleted.|diff_id=1023167227}} (Macedonian or Bulgarian).

The inhabitants of Trebisht are speakers of a south Slavic dialect{{Broken anchor|date=2025-06-18|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=South Slavic languages#Eastern group|reason= The anchor (Eastern group) has been deleted.|diff_id=1023167227}}{{cite book|last1=Steinke|first1=Klaus|last2=Ylli|first2=Xhelal|title=Die slavischen Minderheiten in Albanien (SMA): Golloborda - Herbel - Kërçishti i Epërm. Teil 2|year=2008|location=Munich|publisher=Verlag Otto Sagner|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L82LnQEACAAJ&q=Die+Slavischen+Minderheiten+in+Albanien+(SMA).+2.+Teil:+Golloborda-Herbel-K%C3%ABr%C3%A7ishti+I+Ep%C3%ABrm|isbn=9783866880351|pages=10 }} "Heute umfaßt das Gebiet von Golloborda in Albanien 22 Dörfer, die verwaltungstechnisch auf drei verschiedene Gemeinden aufgeteilt sind: 1. Die Gemeinde Ostren besteht aus dreizehn Dörfern, und Südslavisch wird in den folgenden neun Dörfern gesprochen: Ostreni i Madh (Golemo Ostreni/Ostreni Golemo), Kojavec (Kojovci), Lejçan (Lešničani), Lladomerica (Ladomerica/Ladimerica/Vlademerica), Ostreni i Vogël (Malo Ostreni/Malastreni/Ostreni Malo), Orzhanova (Oržanova), Radovesh (Radoveš/Radoeš/Radoešt), Tuçep (Tučepi) und Pasinka (Pasinki). 2. Die Gemeinde von Trebisht umfaßt die vier Dörfer Trebisht (Trebišta), Gjinovec (G'inovec/G'inec), Klenja (Klen'e) und Vërnica (Vărnica), und in allen wird Südslavisch gesprochen. 3. Die übrigen Dörfer von Golloborda gehören zur Gemeinde Stebleva, und zwar Stebleva, Zabzun, Borova, Sebisht, Llanga. Südslavisch wird in Stebleva (Steblo) sowie von drei Familien in Sebisht (Sebišta) gesprochen. Wie aus den bisherigen Ausführungen und den Erhebungen vor Ort hervorgeht, gibt es nur noch in fünfzehn der insgesamt Dörfer, die heute zu Golloborda gehören, slavophone Einwohner. Die Zahl der Dörfer in Golloborda wird manchmal auch mit 24 angegeben. Dann zählt man die Viertel des Dorfes Trebisht, und zwar Trebisht-Bala, Trebisht-Çelebia und Trebisht-Muçina separat." and the village has traditionally consisted of a mixed Slavic Orthodox Christian (Macedonian or Bulgarian) and Torbeš or Bulgarian Muslim) population.[http://www.ongal.net/editions2/GOLO_BARDO1_2009_INNER_BOOK.pdf Тончева, Веселка Българите от Голо Бърдо, Република Албания. Традиции, музика, идентичност, София 2009, ч. І, с. 10-11, 16, 29, 31. (Toncheva, Veselka. The Bulgarians from Golo Bardo, Albania. Traditions, Music, Identity, Sofia 209, p. 10-11, 16, 29, 31.)] Within Macedonian academia, the language spoken has been regarded as Macedonian,{{cite book|last=Vidoeski|first=Božidar|title=Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1|year=1998|publisher=Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv1JAAAAYAAJ&q=%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE+%D1%81%D0%BE+%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE+%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-+%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE+%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5+%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B8+%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B0%D1%82+%D0%B8+%D0%B2%D0%BE+%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0|isbn=9789989649509}} p. 214. "Заедно со македонско христијанско население Торбеши живеат и во селата: Могорче, Требиште, Велебрдо, Ростуше, Јанче, Долно Косоврасти (во Река), Горенци, Житинени (во Жупа), Џепиште, Себишта, Пасинки, Големо и Мало Острени, Требишта, (во Голо Брдо),";p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv1JAAAAYAAJ&q=%D0%9E%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8 309]. "Во западна Македонија исламизирано македонско население живее во неколку географски региони на македонско-албанската пограничје:... Голо Брдо (Врмница, Владимирци, Гиновци, Клење, Лешничани, Љуболези, Големо и Мало Острени, Окштун, Отишани, Пасинки, Радовиште, Себишча, Српетово, Стеблево, Тучепи, Торбач, Џепишта)"; p [https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv1JAAAAYAAJ&q=%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B5 339]. "Во повеќето од спомнативе села живее население - со македонски и со албански мачин јазик. Албанското население доминира во северните голобрдски села (Себишта, Пасинки, Врмница, Големо и Мало Острени). Селата: Лешничани, Требиште, Српетово, Торбач, Љуболези, Владимирица и Тучепи се населени со Македонски муслимани (Торбеши), а во Себишта, Требиште, Г. и М. Острени живее мешано население - православни и Торбеши." while within Bulgarian academia, the dialect of Trebisht is considered as part of the Bulgarian language.Асенова, Петя. Местни имена от Голо бърдо, Североизточна Албания, в: Езиковедски проучвания в памет на проф. Йордан Заимов, София 2005, с. 42-53.[http://www.ongal.net/editions2/GOLO_BARDO1_2009_INNER_BOOK.pdf Тончева, Веселка Българите от Голо Бърдо, Република Албания. Традиции, музика, идентичност, София 2009, ч. І, с. 103. (Toncheva, Veselka. The Bulgarians from Golo Bardo, Albania. Traditions, Music, Identity, Sofia 209, p. 103.)]) The local population of the village lack official recognition as a Macedonian minority from the Albanian government.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/macedonian/specials/1356_alb_macethnic/page7.shtml|title=BBC Macedonian | Етнички Македонци во Албанија}} In 2020, an ethnic Macedonian was elected as an administrator of Trebisht.[http://www.sdsm.org.mk/News.aspx?idNews=19340&lng=1 Честитки до Тола и Османи за нивниот избор за администратори на Острени и Требиште]

• Kimet Fetahu, academic and activist
• Nexhmedin Zajmi, painter and sculptor.

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