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Kodžadžik (Macedonian: Коџаџик; Turkish: Kocacık), is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia.
The siege of Svetigrad or Sfetigrad began on 14 May 1448 when an Ottoman army, led by Sultan Murad II, besieged the fortress of Svetigrad (now Kodžadžik, North Macedonia). [8]
- 14 May-31 July 1448 [1]
- Ottoman victory
Februar 16, 2017. At 1,200 meters above sea level over the karst countryside in village Kodzadzik (Коџаџик) in Municipality Centar Zupa (Центар Жупа), were found the foundations of the family house of great Turkish reformer and statesman Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, on basis of which in 2009 began reconstruction of the memorial building.
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After the Ottoman conquest in 1448, Kodžadžik was settled by Ottoman soldiers and Turkish nomads (Yörüks). The local church was converted to a mosque, and Kodžadžik, as part of the sanjak (district) Debra-i Bala, became a center that connected the southeast with Albania and the Adriatic Sea. When North Macedonia proclaimed its independence in 1991,...
The municipality borders Struga Municipality to the south, Debar Municipality to the east, north and west, and Albaniato the west.
Mothers tongues in the municipality include (2021): 1. Turkish: 2,209 (59.4%) 2. Macedonian: 962 (25.9%) 3. Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 324 (9.5%) 4. Albanian: 192 (5.2%) 5. Others: 3 (0.1%)
At the Kodžadžik Castle, there are traces of habitation dating back to the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, as well as the Late Antiquity and medieval periods. The topographical location of Kodžadžik Castle closely aligns with Barleti's description of the city of Sfetigrad, to the extent that it appears almost identical. [10]
The village of Kodžadžik, about 21 km (12.6 mi) south of Debar, was once the home of Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's parents. Their home was reconstructed and now serves as a memorial museum .
Kodžadžik (Macedonian: Коџаџик, Turkish: Kocacık) is a village in the Republic of Macedonia. It is located in the western part of the country in the Centar Župa Municipality. According to historians,...
