Kodžadžik

Kodžadžik ; Коџаџик; Kocacık
Basic data
Region :	southwest
Municipality :	Centar Župa
Coordinates :	41 ° 27 ' N , 20 ° 36' E Coordinates: 41 ° 26 '33 " N , 20 ° 35' 55" E
Height :	1060 m. i. J.
Residents :	275 (2002)
Telephone code :	(+389) 031
Postal code :	1258
License plate :	DB

Kodžadžik ( Macedonian Коџаџик ; Turkish Kocacık ; Albanian Koxhaxhik or Koxhaxhiku ) is a village in the south of the municipality of Centar Župa in western North Macedonia . The Black Drin flows west of the village . The area is very hilly; the majority of the population is employed in agriculture. The village has 275, without exception, Turkish residents (2002 census).

Ali Riza Memorial House in Kodžadžik

Kodžadžik was first mentioned in writing in 1385. At that time the place was called Svetigrad (another form of name: Sfetigrad ).

In 1443/44 and 1448 the village castle was the scene of sieges by the Ottomans . The castle was held by the League of Lezha , which consisted of Albanian and Montenegrin princes who wanted to protect their countries from the advancing power. From the battle in 1448, graves of 300 Christian and 900 Muslim dead were found. After their defeat, the league had to hand over the castle to the Ottomans.

After the Ottoman conquest in 1448 the village was given the Turkish name Kocacık , which means "great battle". The first Turks also settled in this period.

The parents' house of the founder of the Republic of Turkey , which was proclaimed in 1923 , Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , and his father Ali Rıza Efendi were in Kodžadžik . In September 2012, a memorial house in honor of Ataturk was opened at this location.

Individual evidence

↑ Ethnic composition of Macedonia 2002. In: pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
↑ Agon Rrezja: The graves of the Second Siege of Svetigrad are discovered. August 2, 2007, accessed August 4, 2012 (Albanian).
↑ KOCACIK KÖYÜ, DEBRE, MAKEDONYA. In: Balkanpazar. Retrieved August 4, 2012 (Turkish).
↑ The reconstruction of Ataturk's house strengthens ties to Turkey. In: Makfax newspaper. Official website of "Makfax", June 24, 2012, accessed on August 4, 2012 (Macedonian).

[1] Ethnic composition of Macedonia 2002. In: pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .

[2] Agon Rrezja: The graves of the Second Siege of Svetigrad are discovered. August 2, 2007, accessed August 4, 2012 (Albanian).

[3] KOCACIK KÖYÜ, DEBRE, MAKEDONYA. In: Balkanpazar. Retrieved August 4, 2012 (Turkish).

[4] The reconstruction of Ataturk's house strengthens ties to Turkey. In: Makfax newspaper. Official website of "Makfax", June 24, 2012, accessed on August 4, 2012 (Macedonian).