Babino, Demir Hisar

Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia

Babino

Бабино

Village

View of Babino village

Babino

Location within North Macedonia

Coordinates: 41°17′58″N 21°4′47″E﻿ / ﻿41.29944°N 21.07972°E﻿ / 41.29944; 21.07972
Country|  North Macedonia
Region|  Pelagonia
Municipality|  Demir Hisar
Area

• Total

| 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Elevation

| 750 m (2,460 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total

| 34[1]
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

7240

Area code| +389 047
Car plates| DH
Website| [1]

Babino (Macedonian Бабино) is a small village in the municipality of Demir Hisar, in the area of Zeleznik, in the vicinity of the town of Demir Hisar. It used to be part of the former municipality of Sopotnica.

## Geography

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The village is located between the three hills Pavlov Rid (911), Tri Sinori (1,111) and Kurati (1,017).[2]

There are many springs in the area of Babino. Along the Bazernicka River, there is a spring almost every 100 meters, starting from Gorni Livadi, all the way to the confluence with the Crna River. The water from the springs replenishes the river.[2]

The village is divided into three neighborhoods: Upper, Lower and Middle.[3]

Surrounding villages are: Malo Ilino and Bazernik from the southwest and west, Dolenci and Zeleznec from the north and northeast, Žvan from the southeast, and Sloeshtica from the south.

## History

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The village is mentioned in the Ottoman census books from 1467/68 with 27 families and 2 unmarried, or a total of 137 inhabitants. The population paid a tax for wheat, barley, streets, pigs, mills, vineyards, watermelons and weddings (a tax paid only by Christians), 725 silver Turkish money.[4] The onomastics consisted almost entirely of Christian Slavic anothroponyms, with the exception of one case of the Albanian anthroponym Dushman being present.[5]

In the census book of 1568 the village had 140 inhabitants.[4]

In the Ottoman records from 1611-1612 the village is listed as Babine with 47 tax-paying households.[6]

In 1683 the inhabitants of Babino together with those of Kochishte, Zashle, Brezovo and Dolenci refused to pay the tax and killed their collector.[7]

In the XIX century Babino is a completely Christian village in the Bitola kaza, nahija Demir Hisar of the Ottoman Empire. The Bulgarian Exarchate was active in the village and there was a Bulgarian language school in the village.[8]

In 1882, the first books were brought to Babino in the old house of Stevo Stepanovski's great-grandfather. He was a Turkish soldier to whom, due to lack of money from the state treasury, the Turks paid him with books. He started buying books from his comrades and made a library fund.[2][9]

The village was an active center of the Ilinden Uprising. On the evening of August 1, 1903, in the Babino meadows of the locality "Ramni Livadi" the Kruševo flag was waved which was completely red, with the inscription "Freedom or death". In Babino's meadows, the detachments took an oath of "Death or Freedom" and set out to attack the village of Pribilci. The population was promptly informed to flee to the mountain. The insurgent detachments were led by: Jordan Piperkata and Nikola Dechev \- vojvodi, and the village detachment was led by Vojvoda Stepan Stepanovski. The village was part of the Krushevo Republic, which lasted only 13 days. The suppression of the uprising was with the help of a Turkish army from Asia. In the last free days of the village, a group of detachments dug under the village of Babino at the place "Kula" from where they opened fire on the Turkish army. The Turkish army began to pursue the detachments and entered the villages and the Ilinska Mountain. A collision with the Turkish army took place near Ilinska Church and 7 chetniks were killed there, all from the village of Virovo.[10]

In 1912, during the outbreak of the First Balkan War in 1912, three residents of Babino became volunteers in the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps.[11]

There are 162 teachers from Babino, who after the Second World War spread literacy throughout Macedonia.[12]

### Legends

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Residents believe the legend of the old woman from Babino, who, driven away by her daughters-in-law, lived alone deep in the forests of Ilinska Mountain for years. The expelled old woman, angry with fate, cursed the whole female gender from the end of her old age to live a lonely life just like her. Hence the belief that the village got its name Babino.[13]

According to another legend, when the ancient Romans first conquered this territory, they started the practice of extermination of the male population, in order to facilitate assimilation and colonization. Almost all the women from the village with small children fled to the mountains and lived there for decades. When they returned to rebuild the village, they were all already grandmothers.[2]

It is believed that the Apostle Paul passed and stayed on Pavlov Hill, who, spreading Christianity, first passed through Macedonia. He baptized several inhabitants here.[2]

Kurati peak, on the other hand, allegedly got its name because of the "talented" men in Babino.[2]

It is believed that the girl sung in the revolutionary song "Gjurgo came out to see the comites " comes from this village.[14]

A curiosity is that the locals even in old age have lush hair. They are believed to have a secret remedy for hair loss.[12]

## Economy

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The village economy consists mostly of farming and forestry. Arable land covers 236.2 hectares, pastures cover 161.5 hectares, while there 477.4 hectares is forested. There are ongoing initiatives for tourism development.[15] In the past, tourism promoter Nasser Hot suggested that a park of the peoples of the world be built on Kurati Hill - typical wooden houses, representative of the traditional national houses of the peoples. But this initiative was abandoned.[2] According to some indicators, Babino is visited by about 25,000 tourists a year. Some of them are attracted by the natural beauties of the village, and many of them come because of the famous library. Among them are writers, academics, participants in the Struga Poetry Evenings, participants in the Macedonian Language and Culture Seminar, students at the Syrian University, Moroccan theologians, ambassadors, the biographer of Winston Churchill, etc.[2][16]

## Population

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According to the statistics of the Bulgarian scientist Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics") from 1900, Babino had 430 inhabitants, all Bulgarians.[17]

The table below provides an overview of the population in all census years:

The following table summarizes the population in all censuses:Year| Pop.| ±%

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1900 | 430[19]| —
1905 | 480[20]| +11.6%
1948 | 547| +14.0%
1953 | 533| −2.6%
1961 | 451| −15.4%
1971 | 319| −29.3%
1981 | 194| −39.2%
1991 | 104| −46.4%
1994 | 70| −32.7%
2002 | 34| −51.4%
Source: Source for 1948-2002 State Statistical Office of North Macedonia .[18]

### Research on historical families

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According to Branislav Rusic's research in 1951 genera in the village:[21]

Indigenous: Ugleshovci (5 k.), Tokmakovci (2 k.), Radevci (4 k.), Karadakovci (2 k.), Gjurkovci (4 k.), Despotovci (14 k.), Spasenovci (5 k.), Tanevci (6 k.), Jancevci (3 k.), Grashinovci (6 k.) And Popovci (24 k.). Immigrants of unknown origin: Strezovci (3 k.). Immigrants of known origin: Filipovci (9 families) and Parmakovci (2 families) immigrated from the village of Karbunica in the Kichevo region; Kochovci (1 family) and Popovci (7 families) immigrated from the village of Lesani in Debrca .

### Polling station

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In the village there is polling station no. 641 according to the State Election Commission, located in the premises of a local community.[22] In the presidential elections in 2019, a total of 20 voters were registered at this polling station.[23]

## Emigration

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A huge portion of the population has moved to Skopje, Bitola, Demir Hisar, Veles and other cities in Macedonia. There is also emigration to Australia,[2][13] France and other countries.

The following emigrants are known individuall until 1951:

* From Ugleshovci to: Belgrade (one family).
* From Tokmakovci to: Ruma (one family).
* From Radevci to: Bitola (four families).
* From Gjurkovci to: Bulgaria (one family).
* From Despotovci in: Bitola (two families), Kochishte (since 1948), Pribilci (one family) and in the USA (one family).
* From Spasenovci to: Bitola (four families) and Sofia (two families).
* From Tanevci to: Bitola (six families), Kremenica (one family), Lavci (one family), Bulgaria (one family), Buchin (one family) and Pribilci (one family).
* From Jancevci to: Bitola (one family).
* From Grashinovci to: Serbia (one family) and Demir Hisar (one family).
* From Popovci to: Chepigovo (one family), Bitola (one family), Romania (one family), Skopje (one family), Lopatica (one family), USA (one family) and Ohrid (one family).
* From Strezovci to: Bitola (two families) and in Bulgaria (one family).
* From Vilipovci to: Demir Hisar (one family), Bulgaria (one family), Florina (one family since 1920) and in the USA (one family).
* From Parmakovci to: Demir Hisar (four families).
* From Kochovci to: Pribilci (five families).
* From Popovci to: Krivogashtani (one family), Bitola (three families), Romania (two families), USA (one family), Belgrade (one family), Sremska Mitrovica (two families) and Sofia (one family).[21]

## Gallery

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* Entry to the library

* Portion of the graves in the churchyard of "St Nikola"

* Library of Babino

* Old architecture in Babino

* Modern house in the village

## References

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1. ^ http://www.stat.gov.mk/Publikacii/knigaX.pdf Census on Macedonia, 2002, Access date: 3 December 2016
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Македонија за почетници: Бабино, демирхисарско" (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
3. ^ Намичев, Петар. Руралната архитектура во Jугозападна Македонија од ХІХ-от и почетокот на ХХ век, Скопje 2005, с.23, бел. 23. / Vernacular architecture in the Southwest Macedonia from the 19th and early 20th century, Skopje 2005, p. 23.
4. ^ a b Во Опширниот пописен дефтер број 993 и 988 од 1468 г. (Пописот опфатен од лист 1-10 на Дефт. бр. 993 и од лист 11 -97 на дефт. број 988). М. Соколовски, Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ, Скопје, 1971, стр.
5. ^ . Димитров, Никола (2017). ГЕОГРАФИЈА НА НАСЕЛБИ - Општина Демир Хисар -. Битола: Национална и универзитетска библиотека "Св. Климент Охридски", Скопје. p. 7\. "Дојчин, син на Стајко; син на Дојчин; Михо, негов брат; Димитри, син на Новак; Рајчин, негов брат; Продан, негов брат, Рајко, син на Јован; Миле, син на Којо; Петко, негов брат; Стојко, син на Драгиша; Трајко, син на Никола; Душман, син на Грубан; Раде, син На Јован; Божик, син на Дојчин; Петко, негов брат; Пејо, син на Новак; Стале, син на Богдан; Радош, негов брат; Рајо, син на Грубан; Милош, сиромав; Стојан, син на В'лкан; Мелко, негов брат; Бојан, син на Драле3"
6. ^ Турски извори за българската история, т. VII, София 1986, с. 181.
7. ^ История на България в четиринадесет тома, том IV - Българският народ под Османско владичество /от XV до началото на XVIII в./, Издателство на БАН, София 1983, с. 168.
8. ^ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, р.172-173.
9. ^ "Селото Бабино- дом на најмалата библиотека во светот". Deutsche Welle (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2016-05-29.
10. ^ "Спомени на Максим Поповски за Илиндеското востание, запишани во 1953 година во село Бабино" (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2016-05-28.
11. ^ „Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр.827.
12. ^ a b "Бабино - Macedonia Timeless" (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2016-05-29.
13. ^ a b "Осум баби живеат со клетвата на Бабино" (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2016-05-28.
14. ^ "Нема селски туризам без сместувачки капацитети" (in Macedonian). 29 August 2011. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
15. ^ "Општина Демир Хисар" (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
16. ^ "Фоторепортажа: Демир Хисар" (in Macedonian). 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
17. ^ Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900.
18. ^ "Population by age and sex, by settlement, according to censuses conducted in the Republic of Macedonia after World War II" . State Statistical Office .
19. ^ К'нчов, Васил. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900
20. ^ Brancoff, DM "Macedonia and its Christian Population". Paris, 1905.
21. ^ a b Русиќ, Бранислав. фондот "Бранислав Русиќ". Архивски фонд на МАНУ, к-5, АЕ 97.
22. ^ "Описи на ИМ". Retrieved 3 November 2019.
23. ^ "Претседателски избори 2019". Retrieved 3 November 2019.

## Further reading

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* Панов, Митко: Енциклопедија на селата во Република Македонија: географски, демографски, и аграрни обележја. Патрија, Скопје, 1998, 15 стр.
* Boškovska, Nada: Spaziergang durch Babino. Makedonische Dorfgeschichte(n). In: Zwischen Adria und Jenissei. Reisen in die Vergangenheit. Werner G. Zimmermann zum 70. Geburtstag. Hrsg. von Nada Boškovska, Carsten Goehrke, Caspar Heer und Anna Pia Maissen. Zürich 1995, p. 19–36.

## External links

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* Маcedonia for beginners: Babino, demir hisar Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
* Babino - Macedonia Timeless
* Babino, "Живо наследство - Македонија" Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine \- Information as how to reach Babino.
* Bookclub for "Алиби", Babino village
* "Се санираше најголемата приватна библиотека во Македонија", А1, 9 јануари 2005
* Осум баби живеат со клетвата на Бабино

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* Belče
* Boište
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* Sladuevo
* Slepče
* Sloeštica
* Smilevo
* Sopotnica
* Strugovo
* Suvodol
* Suvo Grlo
* Sveta
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* Virovo
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