Rostuša


Rostuša is a village and seat of the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.

History

In the Middle Ages the village was known as Radostuša. In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti and his three sons donated the right to the proceeds from taxes collected from the villages Rostuša and Trebište and from the church of Saint Mary, which was in one of them, to Hilandar.
From 1929 to 1941, Rostuša was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Culture

is located nearby.

Demographics

Rostuša has traditionally been inhabited by Orthodox Macedonians and a Muslim Macedonian population.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 872 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: