Prespa (Macedonian: Преспа, Albanian: Prespa, Greek: Πρέσπα) is a region shared between North Macedonia, Albania and Greece.[1] It shares the same name with the two Prespa lakes which are situated in the middle of the region. The largest town is Resen in North Macedonia with 9,000 inhabitants.
In today's borders, the region is divided between three countries, which is result of the division of the Ottoman territories of Europe after the two Balkan Wars. Prespa itself has an important geostrategic position. During the Roman rule through Prespa, the famous ancient Roman road "Via Egnatia" was built. In addition to road, several settlements were also built. In the 6th and 7th centuries in Prespa didn't settle permanently Slavic tribes.[2] The Slavs skipped the region that had been already plundered and depopulated, but continued south to the Mediterranean coast.[3]
Woman from Jankovec in folk costume, Upper Prespa, beginning of 20th century.
During 1888 in the village of German, in Lower Prespa, the headstone of Samuel's parents was found, his father Nicholas, his mother Ripsimia and his brother David, dating from 993.[5] It is one of the first written monuments in the Old Church Slavonic language. It is currently located in the Sofia Museum, most probably portrayed in the wake of the wars. From that period on the island of Achilles, in the small Prespa Lake, there are still remains of the Cathedral church erected by Samuel in honor of St. Achilles.
St. George's Church in the village Kurbinovo with a remarkable fresco painting of 1191, a notable example of medieval painting located within North Macedonia.
^Dr. Elli Louka, Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers, Oxford University Press, 2008, ISBN0199705887, p. 355.
^Tibor Živković et al., The World of the Slavs: Studies of the East, West and South Slavs: Civitas, Oppidas, Villas and Archeological Evidence (7th to 11th Centuries AD) Istorijski institut, 2013, ISBN8677431047, p. 184.
^Ivan Mikulčiḱ, Medieval towns and castles in the Republic of Macedonia, Book 5 of Makroproekt "Istorija na kulturata na Makedonija", Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 1996, p. 27.
^Paul Stephenson, The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer, Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN0521815304, p. 16.
^Florin Curta, Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols) BRILL, 2019, ISBN9004395199, p. 581.
Further reading
Sugarman, Jane (1997). Engendering song: Singing and subjectivity at Prespa Albanian weddings. University of Chicago Press. ISBN9780226779720.
External links
Prespa (North Macedonia) travel guide from Wikivoyage
prespa, other, uses, disambiguation, macedonian, Преспа, albanian, greek, Πρέσπα, region, shared, between, north, macedonia, albania, greece, shares, same, name, with, lakes, which, situated, middle, region, largest, town, resen, north, macedonia, with, inhabi. For other uses see Prespa disambiguation Prespa Macedonian Prespa Albanian Prespa Greek Prespa is a region shared between North Macedonia Albania and Greece 1 It shares the same name with the two Prespa lakes which are situated in the middle of the region The largest town is Resen in North Macedonia with 9 000 inhabitants 2009 topographic map of the Prespa region Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory EditIn today s borders the region is divided between three countries which is result of the division of the Ottoman territories of Europe after the two Balkan Wars Prespa itself has an important geostrategic position During the Roman rule through Prespa the famous ancient Roman road Via Egnatia was built In addition to road several settlements were also built In the 6th and 7th centuries in Prespa didn t settle permanently Slavic tribes 2 The Slavs skipped the region that had been already plundered and depopulated but continued south to the Mediterranean coast 3 Woman from Jankovec in folk costume Upper Prespa beginning of 20th century In the late 10th and early 11th centuries during the reign of the Cometopuls besides Prespa Lake was mentioned also the town of Prespa as the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire 4 This city was also the seat of the Bulgarian Patriarchate whose seat was later transferred to Bulgarian Patriarchate of Ochrid During 1888 in the village of German in Lower Prespa the headstone of Samuel s parents was found his father Nicholas his mother Ripsimia and his brother David dating from 993 5 It is one of the first written monuments in the Old Church Slavonic language It is currently located in the Sofia Museum most probably portrayed in the wake of the wars From that period on the island of Achilles in the small Prespa Lake there are still remains of the Cathedral church erected by Samuel in honor of St Achilles St George s Church in the village Kurbinovo with a remarkable fresco painting of 1191 a notable example of medieval painting located within North Macedonia See also Edit North Macedonia portalLake Prespa Resen Municipality a municipality on North Macedonia s side of the Prespa Lakes Pustec municipality a municipality on Albania s side of the Prespa Lakes also an ethnic Macedonian minority zone Prespes a municipality on Greece s side of the Prespa Lakes Prespa medieval town References Edit Dr Elli Louka Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers Oxford University Press 2008 ISBN 0199705887 p 355 Tibor Zivkovic et al The World of the Slavs Studies of the East West and South Slavs Civitas Oppidas Villas and Archeological Evidence 7th to 11th Centuries AD Istorijski institut 2013 ISBN 8677431047 p 184 Ivan Mikulciḱ Medieval towns and castles in the Republic of Macedonia Book 5 of Makroproekt Istorija na kulturata na Makedonija Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts 1996 p 27 Paul Stephenson The Legend of Basil the Bulgar Slayer Cambridge University Press 2003 ISBN 0521815304 p 16 Florin Curta Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages 500 1300 2 vols BRILL 2019 ISBN 9004395199 p 581 Further reading EditSugarman Jane 1997 Engendering song Singing and subjectivity at Prespa Albanian weddings University of Chicago Press ISBN 9780226779720 External links Edit Prespa North Macedonia travel guide from Wikivoyage Media related to Prespa at Wikimedia CommonsCoordinates 40 51 19 N 20 58 58 E 40 855222 N 20 982750 E 40 855222 20 982750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prespa amp oldid 1049180355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
